He Never Kissed the Girl

He never kissed the girl,
For all her charm.
He never kissed the girl,
For all she could disarm.

He saw her go to islands
and party with an old rock star.
Heard about her trip to China
Where a billion other men are.

Wanted to go sailing
on a blue boat across a green bay.
Wanted to have music and lyrics,
but he had nothing new to say.

He never kissed the girl,
For all her charm.
He never kissed the girl,
For all she could disarm.

He felt her pain in losing
a love that was no good.
And though there was much fighting
he really understood.

He smiled about the Greek god
who flew in dark as night.
And though he trembled at thought of it
He knew if this guy said “I do”, she just might.

He never kissed the girl,
For all her charm.
He never kissed the girl,
For all she could disarm.

He thought about her laces
and trunk, full of surprise
and how her hair would cascade
and how she’d hold her eyes.

And about the life she’s lived so far
And of how he first got hooked.
Imagined the way she strummed her guitar
And could taste the meals she cooked.

He never kissed the girl,
For all her charm.
He never kissed the girl,
For all she could disarm.

He says hello
time and again.
They reminisce
about the past and when
he said he loved her
and she just grinned.

He’s not saying but
he may still toss and turn in the night.
He may still picture her
and yearn in delight
He may not get it
but she still shines a light
on the things he thinks about
and he still thinks about how

He never kissed the girl,
For all her charm.
He never kissed the girl,
For all she could disarm.