almost but not quite
doesn't seem quite right
but i won't make you decide
not tonight
perhaps another day
til then i’ll hang tight
but for now you'll have your way
because i know you love me, even though
you say you want to wait to show
the world that we're together
two birds of a basic white girl feather
tattoo

but you
you said we're together (basically)
but you asked me to wait patiently
though i'm terribly impatient, shamefully
but amazingly
to phrase it rather blatantly
i'm in love with you rather crazily
so much so i'll wait
until the date
until you pie me in the face
and shama-lama-ding-****, doll
finger guns and all
and let me know that you're ready for
all my love and more
for the title and the belt
(oh yes, there's a belt)
to be held in my arms and melt
as you hear me say the words i've longed to say
and finally have it my own way
when i call you my lady
and we're going steady
together until we're eighty
so long as you're ready

what you said
i can’t get it out of my head
try as i might
my brain hangs on tight
to every thread of every word
perhaps it sounds absurd
to think that i can recall
the moment you told me to wait, words and all
but i’ll hold on to this hope
like a dangling lifeline rope
until the day
i hear you say
shama
lama
ding
****
i hope i don’t have to wait very long
but in case that i do
know that i love you
and that just as you’ve read
i meant what i said

let's dance
now's our chance