This is the story of a girl Who cried a river and drowned the whole world And while she looked 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' her 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 So how do ya choose? Your clothes never wear as well the next day And your hair never falls in quite the same way But 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 looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her when she smiles And how many lovers would stay Just to put up with this shit day after day How did we wind up this way Watchin' our mouths for the words that we say As long as we stand here waiting Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose How do we get there today? When you're walking to far for the price of your shoes Your clothes never wear as well the next day And your hair never falls in quite the same way But 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 love her when she smiles Well, your clothes never wear as well the next day And your hair never falls in quite the same way But 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 looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her This is the story of a girl A 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 looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her when she smiles When she smiles