Every time he goes, she dies

Every time she comes, she cries

He was her long, bright future

In the middle of a wrong, dark road

He loved her, but he wasn't too sure

If he could return the love she showed

When she said, "my love extends

Beyond the realm of being friends"

He kissed her head

And quietly he said

"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"

She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?

When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,

And I have loved you beautifully"

Well, ten thousand tears passed by

But she never let him see her cry

And he called up down one night

He said, "let's get in the car and just drive"

He talked a lot about loneliness

But why, she didn't know

And some song about Memphis

Was playin' on the radio

She said, "let's stop the car and slow dance,

Won't you just give me a chance?"

He took her hand

And hoped she'd understand

"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"

She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?

When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,

And I have loved you beautifully"

Well, she'll burn that bridge

And build a house

And swallow the smoke in her mouth

And she'll feel the burn

And then make the choice

To put the fire in her voice

"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"

She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?

When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,

And I have loved you beautifully"