The Real Thing

No matter what kind of day
I can tell you my favorite part
Layin' down warm at the end of it all
With you leaned into my heart

It was a long time of imaginin'
How I'd hold you, what I'd say
I tried a whole host of other souls and ghosts
But that was all that they became

So come and rest here on my shoulder
You're the one I wanna hold, closer
I'll protect you while we dream
Thank god, you're the real thing

I used to talk about my type,
That's what lonely people do
But I don't think I had it right
How could I know my type was you?

So come and rest here on my shoulder
You're the one I wanna hold, closer
I'll protect you while we dream
Thank god, you're the real thing

And I learned not to
Just take what I could find
And I learned how to
Hold back when it wasn't right
Not to want, instead to wait
And now I'm glad for the price I paid

Now every day I give thanks
For the way you came along
I can't believe you picked me out
And I don't plan to prove you wrong

So come and rest here on my shoulder
You're the one I wanna hold, closer
I'll protect you while we dream
Thank god, you're the real thing.

© Rebecca Katz 2004