ArithmeticA dozen misunderstandings at least one hundred slights Thousands of small indignities that can't be overlooked - A million brand new chances to get to alright - Your heart is no accountant - but mine is Not yetI've asked for forgiveness and I've prayed for grace I've asked God to make me good - just not right away PickpocketJust as close as your heartbeat as the thoughts inside your head I'm watching and I'm listening to you breathe and I'll discover every weakness - shake all your demons' hands - then I'll let you know me and trust me with your soul - the moment when that happens I'll turn you on yourself I wonderEverybody loses something - keys and coins and letters from old lovers It takes nearly a lifetime to lose these things for good - So what is the soul allowed to keep I wonder? Real AmericansReal Americans
can afford to amuse their children - to take vacations at the Cape to spend summers in Europe But we had just come from there and since then all we do is work to get accepted here so we can afford to amuse our children
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