1000 Promises Later

M.L. Kortes/Stephen Butler

I’m not much at love

But I would be a perfect leader

With no golden touch still I promise too much

And somehow you believed in me

Everybody says I’m rough around the edges

But I cut through

I lost my list of pledges

And all I meant to do for you

CHORUS:

Here I stand holding nobody’s hand

One thousand promises later

In command of a ship on dry land

One thousand promises gone

On my honor

I swore that they could end the world

Only you could hurt me

Like I never knew

That promise came true

 Sorry is just a little word

With a lot of little meanings

Forgive and forget I won’t do that again

And you took me literally

Everybody says that time will heal the wounded

But time will tell

And when this day’s concluded

I’ll build a better wishing well

CHORUS:

Here I stand holding nobody’s hand

One thousand promises later

In command of a ship on dry land

One thousand promises gone

On my honor

I swore that they could end the world

Only you could hurt me

Like I never knew

That promise came true

SOLO

Everybody says that time will heal the wounded

But time cuts too

And when this day’s concluded

I promise I’ll still ache for you

c. Magda Lane Music/ASCAP