What I Wouldn't Give

I'd give you my heart... if you didn't leave a gaping wound in my chest.
I give you my lips... if I didn't drool when I drank.
I'd give you my soul... but I’m white so I don't have much to give. 
What I wouldn't give to you.

I'd give you my ears... but that didn't work for Van Gogh.
I'd give you my I's... but I need my vowels to speak.
I'd give you my nose (sniff)… that's probably not something you pick.
What I wouldn't give to you.

And now you are gone
I guess I waited, waited too long.
‘Cause all you ever wanted was a hand... 
with the laundry, with the dishes, just a hand…
with the kids, with the shopping, just to hand.
All you ever wanted was a hand.

{applause}

Please, please. No, no. I tried that. 
It did not go over well.


(c) 2019 Lou Heffernan