Rodent Regatta

Here’s one to stick in your head.

Cherish
by Judith & Terry Kirkman

Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have
Hiding here for you inside
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I had told you
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I could hold you
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I could mold you
Into someone who could cherish me
As much as I cherish you

Perish is the word that more than applies
To the hope in my heart each time I realize
That I am not gonna be the one
To share your dreams
That I am not gonna be the one
To share your schemes
That I am not gonna be the one
To share what seems
To be the life that you could cherish
As much as I do yours

Oh I’m beginning to think
That man has never found
The words that could make you want me
That have the right amount of letters,
Just the right sound
That could make you hear,
Make you see
That you are drivin’ me
Out of my mind

Oh I could say I need you
But then you’d realize
That I want you
Just like a thousand other guys
Who’d say they loved you
With all the rest of their lies
When all they wanted was
To touch your face, your hands
And gaze into your eyes

Cherish is the word I use to describe
All the feeling that I have
Hiding here for you inside
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I had told you
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I could hold you
You don’t know how many times
I’ve wished that I could mold you
Into someone who could cherish me
As much as I cherish you