Simple Story

Cut from Tales From The Bad Years.

WOMAN
I read a lot about true love.
It’s all romance, and missed connections,
Signs from above.
And love is always at the end.
It’s on the last page of the story.
But not in this one.
Love comes first.
Not at last.
Love comes fast.
I look at you
And I see a simple story coming true.
And nothing ever felt so clear
As when you and I stand here,
Saying love should be this simple.
Without any missed connections
But with a feeling deep inside that starts to grow.
And we just know,
Making up a simple story as we go.

MAN
I hate romantic comedies.
I know you like them. I respect that.
And I won’t tease.

WOMAN
Yes you will.

MAN
It’s just they make love look so hard.
And I’m not saying that it’s easy.
But this is easy.

WOMAN
It’s really easy.
This is love.

MAN
This is love.

WOMAN
This right here.

MAN
This right here.

WOMAN
That was clear.

MAN
That was clear.
When I met you,
I saw a simple story.
I just knew
That nothing else would be so hard,
With a dog in the back yard,
And a little house that’s simple.
I make coffee in the morning,
And every evening, you remind me what love means.
It’s our routine.
It’s a simple story everyone has seen.
Don’t misunderstand,
I don’t know what comes next.
I’ve never taken love this far before.

WOMAN
I don’t need to know what’s coming,
‘Cause I’m sure I’ll just want more,
So I’ll be there each night,
If you’ll be at the door.

BOTH
From now on, there’s nothing else that’s standing in our way.

MAN
Our story

WOMAN
Our story

BOTH
Starts today.

MAN
Today.

WOMAN
Today.

BOTH
And we’ll look back when we get old,
When we can laugh at all the secrets we never told,
At the complicated days,

WOMAN
Before we had a porch for sitting

MAN
And reminiscing

WOMAN
And also kissing.

BOTH
It’s all I want to do

WOMAN
When I see you.

MAN
When I see you.

BOTH
I want a simple story.
That’s love too.
The feeling when you touch my hand.

WOMAN
That you’ll always understand.

BOTH
That you make the world feel simple.

MAN
Just some coffee in the morning,

BOTH
And every evening by the fireplace’s glow,
We’ll take it slow,
Making up a simple story.

MAN
Even though it’s an ordinary story.

BOTH
As love goes, it’s a simple story everybody knows.