Zero Effect

Dan Bern

All your fancy words

Your well-constructed theories

Everything that you wore

Everything that you swore

Was what brought me to you



It was nice—all of it

It was sweet—all of it

But it was not the thing that made me come to you



It had zero effect--on me

It had zero effect--zero

It had zero effect--

The thing that brought me to you—

Was you



You coulda looked for the clues

Till your magnifying glass was worn out

You coulda talked to everybody that you've ever known

Collected evidence--found a lot of evidence

Everything you think was there—was there

Everything you think took place--took place

But it was not what made me come to you



It had zero effect--on me

It had zero effect--Zero

It had zero effect

The thing that brought me to you

Was you



When our eyes collide--it's true

When I wake up beside you

When I hold you it's another perfect day

Everything else floats away



I bet you think it's because you're smart

Those great ideas in your head

I bet you think it's 'cause of that wine you chose

& that fine Italian bread



It was all of it fine--all of it

It was all of it good--every bit of it

But it was not the thing that made me come to you



It had zero effect--on me

It had zero effect--zero

It had zero effect

The thing that brought me to you

Was you