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EMILY
© Rob Russell Davies 2007

Emily
You would always love to tell me
How to set the world on fire
And fan the flames to make them higher
Then suddenly
I woke up to find it all came true
And I could not believe what I was seeing...

Your worried face appearing on the news today
The house we used to share destroyed by wicked flames
Oh Emily, the girl next door
What did you do?

Emily
Were you burning with resentment?
When you found out he was cheatin'
And think that he would soon be leavin'?
And jealousy
Was the one thing you never could control
But I can understand the way you're feelin'

Alone here in the dark I catch the late night news
And watch the tragedy on my old avenue
Oh Emily, the girl next door
What did you do?

BRIDGE
Oh Emily, you were my one and only
You were the girl to fill my dreams
And when he came, he took my world away from me
It ended there, or so it seemed...
Or so it seemed...

Emily
Ain't it funny how it happens
We go in new directions
And break apart and lose connection
Then suddenly
Something happens that takes us all back home
And looking now I feel a little guilty

The picture of your puzzled face on my TV
Next to a man who could be me under the sheet
Oh Emily
You'll take the blame but,
Emily
It won't be long and,
Emily
You'll soon be home
My Emily.