The Story

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♪ LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT A BOY AND A GIRL ♪

♪ IT'S KINDA SHORT, KINDA BORING, BUT THE END IS A WHIRL ♪

♪ THEY WERE JUST SIXTEEN WHEN THE PEOPLE WERE MEAN ♪

♪ SO THEY DIDN'T LOVE THEMSELVES, AND NOW THEY'RE GONE ♪

♪ HEADSTONES ON A LAWN ♪

♪ AND WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I KNEW A BOY AND A BOY ♪

♪ BEST FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHER, BUT ALWAYS WISHED THEY WERE MORE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEY LOVED ONE ANOTHER, BUT NEVER DISCOVERED ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEY WERE TOO AFRAID OF WHAT THEY'D SAY ♪

♪ MOVED TO DIFFERENT STATES ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ IT AIN'T FUNNY, IT AIN'T PRETTY, IT AIN'T SWEET ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ BUT I THINK THAT IT COULD WORK FOR YOU AND ME ♪

♪ JUST WAIT AND SEE ♪

♪ IT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY ♪

♪ NOW IT'S ON TO THE SEQUEL ABOUT ME AND MY FRIEND ♪

♪ BOTH OUR PARENTS WERE EVIL, SO WE BOTH MADE A BET ♪

♪ IF WE WORKED AND WE SAVED, WE COULD BOTH RUN AWAY ♪

♪ AND WE'D HAVE A BETTER LIFE, AND I WAS RIGHT ♪

♪ I WONDER IF SHE'S ALRIGHT ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ IT AIN'T FUNNY, IT AIN'T PRETTY, IT AIN'T SWEET ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ BUT I THINK THAT IT COULD WORK FOR YOU AND ME ♪

♪ JUST WAIT AND SEE ♪

♪ IT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY ♪

♪ OKAY ♪

♪ AND THE MOVIE'S ALWAYS RUNNIN' IN MY HEAD ♪

♪ ALL THE PEOPLE, ALL THE LOVERS, ALL MY FRIENDS ♪

♪ AND I HOPE THAT THEY ALL GET THEIR HAPPY END ♪

♪ IN THE END ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ IT AIN'T FUNNY, IT AIN'T PRETTY, IT AIN'T SWEET ♪

♪ OH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS ♪

♪ BUT I THINK THAT IT COULD WORK FOR YOU AND ME ♪

♪ JUST WAIT AND SEE ♪

♪ IT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY, HMM, HMM ♪