Beautifully

Every time he goes, she dies
 Every time she comes, she cries
 He was her long, bright future
 In the middle of a wrong, dark road
 He loved her, but he wasn't too sure
 If he could return the love she showed
 When she said, "my love extends
 Beyond the realm of being friends"
 He kissed her head
 And quietly he said
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 "It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
 She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
 When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
 And I have loved you beautifully"
 Well, ten thousand tears passed by
 But she never let him see her cry
 And he called up down one night
 He said, "let's get in the car and just drive"
 He talked a lot about loneliness
 But why, she didn't know
 And some song about Memphis
 Was playin' on the radio
 She said, "let's stop the car and slow dance,
 Won't you just give me a chance?"
 He took her hand
 And hoped she'd understand
 "It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
 She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
 When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
 And I have loved you beautifully"
 Well, she'll burn that bridge
 And build a house
 And swallow the smoke in her mouth
 And she'll feel the burn
 And then make the choice
 To put the fire in her voice
 "It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
 She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
 When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
 And I have loved you beautifully"