CAn it BE, LOVe
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can it be, love / that the rightest thing for you is the wrongest thing for me
can that be, love / doesn’t it seem a little unlikely
how will you ever be free if you’re / pulling away instead of going where you need

can you look at me / or don’t you like what you see
how could it ever be pretty / for a man not to be what he was made to be
what, did you think I’d walk away / that I'd leave my boy and go and make some stand
did you think a father could be / just another man

and I hear you say you love me / and I know you think you do
but can it be, love / how can this be love

can he breathe, love / can he fall back and trust us completely
can he feel, love / is he down in his belly and up in his heart
any kitten gets to wrestle, any puppy gets to chew a toy
any pony gets to run free why not this little boy

you know I know you love him and / that’s all you’re trying to do
but can it be, love / how can this be love

is your love letting me be me / is your love letting him be him
is your love letting you be you / is your love letting love be love, love

and I see you there / living in that cage turning around and around
just trying to feel right / but you never break free and you never settle down
well you can paint a smile on it / dress it up with little flowers and shells
but if you’re ever going to be all real / you’re going to have to crawl through a section of hell

and I see you trying to love you / and that’s all I wish for you
but can it be, love / how can this be love