This is the story of a girl   Who cried a river and drowned the whole world   And while she looks so sad in photographs   I absolutely love her, when she smiles      How many days in a year   She woke up with hope, but she only found tears   And I can be so insincere, makin' the promises never for real   As long as she stands there waiting      Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes   How many days disappear   When you look in the mirror   Say how do you choose      Your clothes never wear as well the next day   And your hair never falls in quite the same way   You never seem to run out of things to say      This is the story of a girl   Who cried a river and drowned the whole world   And while she looks so sad in photographs   I absolutely love her, when she smiles      How many lovers would say   Just to put up with this everyday and all day   How did we wind up this way?   Watching our mouths for the words that we say      As long as we stand here waiting   Wearing the clothes of the soles of her shoes   How do we get there today?   When we're walking too far for the price of her shoes      Your clothes never wear as well the next day   And your hair never falls in quite the same way   You never seem to run out of things to say      This is the story of a girl   Who cried a river and drowned the whole world   And while she looks so sad and lonely there   I absolutely lover her when she smiles      Well, your clothes never wear as well the next day   And your hair never falls in quite the same way   You never seem to run out of things to say      This is the story of a girl   Who cried a river and drowned the whole world   And while she looks so sad in photographs   I absolutely love her      This is the story of a girl   Who's pretty face she hid from the world   And while she looks so sad and lonely there   I absolutely love her      This is the story of a girl   Who cried a river and drowned the whole world   And while she looks so sad in photographs   I absolutely love her when she smiles, when she smiles