Birth-day (love Made Real)

Suzanne Vega

Music & Lyrics by Suzanne Vega



one thing I know

this pain will go



step through all that's left to feel

I wait to meet my love made real



don't move don't touch

don't talk so much



strip and find the place to kneel

I wait to meet my love made real



one thing I know



this day will go



don't touch don't talk crawl the wall

she's the ticket to the future don't listen down the hall

you can say your prayer to the head of this bed

when it begins at your knees and goes right to your head



birth-day



strap me down from wrist to heel

I wait to meet my love made real



one thing I know

this day will go



shake all over like an old sick dog

there's a needle here needle there tremble in the fog

it's a tight squeeze vice grip ice and fire

she's a hot little treasure and the wave goes higher



birth-day

birth-day



Copyright © 1996 WB Music Corp.(ASCAP)/Waifersongs, Ltd. (ASCAP)

All Rights Reserved/Used By Permission



Suzanne Vega - vocals, riff guitar

Bruce Thomas - bass

Jerry Marotta, Pete Thomas - drums, percussion

Steve Donnelly - electric guitars

Mitchell Froom - keyboards