Wide Awake and Smiling - Ellington

If i had the guts to say i love you

I’d tell you as quickly as i could

Honestly, don’t be so upset about this

I’d turn the car around if i could

We all look the same under these bright lights

But you’re shining brighter every day

You illuminate more than i ever could

And make me want to change my ways

She said it’s not hard to fall in love

The hardest part is proving that love is what you wanted

And what you’ll need for the rest of your life

So i said

Wide awake and smiling

I didn’t want us to break i wanted you just to stay

But it’s been raining out all night and I’m tired

But still trying to love you

For what it’s worth, i still care

She said «I heard about your trip interstate and how much you wish you’d stayed

there with the nicer girls because they’ve got lovely smiles»

I guess my intelligence lacked

When i made a speech about wanting you back

I slurred the words as if absurdley they weren’t meant to be said

I closed my eyes i took a drink and took you straight to bed

And suddenly i feel nothing but regret

I made love before falling in it

Wide awake and smiling

I didn’t want us to break i wanted you just to stay

But it’s been raining out all night and I’m tired

But still trying to love you

For what it’s worth, i still care

You make your move, she questions it

Your only young once you’ve only got one shot at it

It’s kinda cute and funny how we fall in love but never work it out

I’ve been up here doing what i can to get down

I’ve been inside doing what i can to get out

But it’s clear that I’m here waiting to be yours, but he’s here

Wide awake and smiling

I didn’t want us to break i wanted you just to stay

But it’s been raining out all night and I’m tired

But still trying to love you

For what it’s worth, i still care

For what it’s worth, i still care

For what it’s worth…