This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Verse One
How many days in a year?
She woke up with hope
But she only found tears
And I can be so insincere
Makin' her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
How many days disappear
When you look in the mirror
So how do ya choose?
Bridge
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Chorus
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Verse Two
How many lovers would stay
Just to put up with this shit
Day after day
How did we wind up this way
Watchin' our mouths for the words that we say
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose
How do we get there today?
When you're walking to far for the price of your shoes
Bridge
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Chorus
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Bridge
Well, your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Chorus
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
This is the story of a girl
A pretty face she hid from the world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
When she smiles
