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I Have No Pride
Bonnie Raitt sings “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
For the hundredth time on my stereo.
As always in love there’s no guarantee,
And I capsize in this scenario.
I use your needs to prove I’m dutiful
With feats of ardor no one could outdo.
Then I scheme to make myself beautiful –
At last you’ll see me as I want you to.
Yes, I realize this is surely in vain,
My greatest dreams washing out in the tide,
But I’d rather cry than be spared the pain –
One look in your eyes and I have no pride.
Had I arms tonight to fall into
In the darkness they’d belong to you.
