Substitute

The first girl that I fell for
 Was a fair and faithful fighter
 She smouldered with a will
 To save the world
 I did my best to help her
 Yeah, I stood shoulder to shoulder
 On the front lines with my
 Visionary girl
 I wish that she had cared for me
 But in the end her ideologies
 Occupied the fortress of her heart
 I wrote her fifteen songs
 But still we had to part
 And if music
 Was the food of love
 Then I'd be a fat, romantic slob
 But music
 Well, it's my substitute for love
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 The last girl that I loved
 She was a low and lusty liar
 She set my heart on fire
 But made me choke
 Her beauty was a sight to see
 But she didn't save it all for me
 I found other fires
 By following the smoke
 I wish that she had either cared
 For me or let me be
 But she chased me from my mind
 And from my home
 I wrote her sixteen songs
 But I ended up alone
 And if love is really
 All that we need
 Then even all my singing is
 Never gonna save me
 Music
 Well, it's my substitute for love
 Well, I've had many different girls inside my bed
 But only one or two inside my head
 These days I cuddle up to my guitar instead
 But oh
 What I would give
 Not to stumble but to really fall in love
 And I could substitute my singing
 For the sound of someone sleeping next to me