written about Maile while on vacation at my sister's in San Diego
lyrics
after a day avoiding and evading
i went down to the tracks and received my training
life is long, love is worth waiting
because love, she moved out of her place down on manchaca
so i lost myself recording and computing
drinking away my lusting and brooding
defending myself from my self-deluding
love, love, when you gonna come back?
my love is the greatest aphrodisiac
after a call, an awful connection
a fragile thing needed protection
hold on to your hope, let go of perfection
because love, far off love’ll bring a man’s blues back
i found the big me by her wounded skin
now i’m paralyzed with sweet indecision
but in the crippling heat of this drought i have vision
vision of love, wet love, the dry texas land cracks
but my love is the greatest aphrodisiac
i dream and dream till i conjure you
you’re right there on the tip of my tongue
i just want to spread the good news
you are the only one, the only one…
i lay myself down on this naked page
there’s still so many things too close to my heart to say
alone at night when i give myself away
i think love, love, i need my muse back
cause my love is the greatest aphrodisiac
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