Today I Told Her
My motor mouth did the talking
Out came the clumsy words
Looking back, I see they could have meaning
I hadn't foreseen
I hope she doesn't take it the wrong way
What I had to say
About races black and white
That we do karaoke with both types
But I only named the white singers
Neglected the black ones
Looking back
Will she wonder if I'm a racist quack
Funny how it goes
The way things can appear
Verbal conversation can't be edited before posting my dear
So out come the words
That can be misleading
I only found the white singers' names to be ripe for the picking
From my hasty memory banks
In the heat of conversation thanks
Why didn't I have on the tip of my tongue
Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, TLC, Beyonce
Only in hindsight I can go beyond
The familiarity of Phil Colins, Shania Twain, Madonna, and Elton John
She knew that I put on Morrissey
I didn't have to tell her
She's heard enough about that
But my karaoke partner goes on a different path
He's becoming a fan
Agrees Morrissey is a very gifted man
Ian Curtis too
The way he sing and dance