Anyone But You

from Something This Way Filker Comes by Pete Grubbs

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When the night is cold and empty and I'm all alone in bed
And visions of our love affair run riot through my head,
Who do I turn to to see the long night through?
Anyone, anyone but you.

Yes, I'd rather have a hamster, a gerbil or a squirrel,
Or spend the night with Wanda, the lifelike blowup girl.

And when the day is dark and cloudy, torrential rains come pounding down,
And the rising waters devastate our wretched little town.
As survivors swirl around me I know just who I'll rescue,
Anyone, anyone but you.

But you mustn't think I'm bitter because you broke my heart,
Wrecked my car, burned down my house, tore my whole world apart.
No, I'm just an old romantic and I think you ought to be
In the arms of one who makes you so much happier than me.

And I'm sure he didn't mean it when he chucked you out the door,
Said he didn't want to see you around Hell any more,
'cause you know that he's a liar, but to give the Devil his due, he wanted
Anyone, anyone but you.

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from Something This Way Filker Comes, released April 2, 2012

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Pete Grubbs Brookville, Pennsylvania

I started performing music when I was 6, turned pro at 20ish & spent well over 30 years tracking down as many gigs a month as possible. While those days are behind me, I'm still making calculated noise. My music lives where rock, classical, folk, blues & parody hang out. Oddly enough, one of their favorite haunts appears to be in collections of my songs--you'll find a bit of each on every track. ... more

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