i can't help it

 when a man tells me "i love you"

i can't help it

when a man says "i'm going to marry you"

i can't help it

when a man declares "we are going to live together forever"

i can't help it

all who came before you also thought the same

and i wish you nothing but success because i would be the primary benefactor

but those who came before you sit waiting in line without consent

waiting to see if any man can break the spell

because my sweet, "it isn't you, it's me"

and all who came before you ultimately chose the path

with less thorn bushes and stinging nettle