Anna Begins

The Counting Crows

My friend assures me, "it's all or nothing."


I am not worried


I am not overly concerned


My friend implores me, "For one time only, make an exception."


I am not worried


Wrap her up in a package of lies


Send her off to a coconut island


I am not worried


I am not overly concerned


With the status of my emotions


"Oh" she says "You're changing"


But we're always changing





It does not bother me to say this isn't love


Because if you don't want to talk about it


Then it isn't love


And I guess I'm going to have to live with that


But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey


Something in between


And I can always change my name if that's what you mean





My friend assures me "It's all or nothing."


But I am not really worried


I am not overly concerned


You try to tell yourself


The things you try to tell yourself


To make yourself forget


I am not worried


"If it's love," she said "then we're going to have to think about the consequences"


She can't stop shaking


I can't stop touching her and...





This time when kindness falls like rain


It washes her away and


Anna begins to change her mind


"These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days" she says


And I'm not ready for this sort of thing





But I'm not going to break


And I'm not going to worry about it anymore


I'm not going to bend


And I'm not going to break and


I'm not going to worry about it anymore


It seems like I should say "As long as this is love..."


But it's not all that easy so maybe I should


Snap her up in a butterfly net


Pin her down on a photograph album


I am not worried


I've done this sort of thing before


But then I start to think about the consequences


Because I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and...





The time when kindness falls like rain


It washes me away and


Anna begins to change my mind


And everytime she sneezes I beleive it's love and


Oh lord