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Now If Not Forever
words/music: Mark Zempel/ Craig Schafer

I read your palm today
As it was speeding towards my face
Turned my head to the side
Left my mouth opened wide and speechless
You show me
How I can make you see
Not much that I would not do
To get me right back where I belong
Next to you
What can I throw into the fire
To spark your now if not forever
Non-existent desire?

Layed out your cards to see
If you were where you were meant to be
Damn fool stares up at me
Laying right there
Where your lover ought to be
Not much that I would not do
To get me right back where I belong
Next to you
What can I throw into the fire
To spark your now if not forever
Non-existent desire?

Yes, I admit at closing last night
You were gone and she caught my eye
Young and more than willing to do
Even more than I wanted to
Had no intent of doing us harm
But she was there and she took my arm
Now don't act so surprised at this thing
It's not as if we'd never seen it coming

You show me
How I can make you see

Not much that I would not do
To get me right back where I belong
Next to you
What can I throw into the fire
To spark your now if not forever
Non-existent desire?

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