Change of Heart

That's what I really learned in college,
To talk with confidence with parties about things I don't know,
And to act like I'm a rich man when my net worth is actually pretty low,
And to never be a fool, To never fall into cliche,
To never take my feelings seriously, To know what not to say,
So I would never write a love song, I would never speak in rhyme,
I would never sing my feelings for a girl in three quarter time,
I would never hit a high note followed by a pregnant pause,
And I would never ever ever let myself believe the cause could be love, love, love, love ...

Am I man or just an alsoran with a good degree,
Am I man or just an infantilized boy in an expensive t-shirt,
When I began to think I was better than Armado and his cliche love songs,
No, I would never sigh or swoon, or ever be a lovelorn fool,
I am too aware of irony, that's what we learn in school,
But now I see the life I try to buttress with that learning,
There's a trophy wife and a soul killing job all to justify your earnings,
What I really learned in college to care too much what people say,
To use my words to mock or hide behind and never give myself away,
But I look at her and I wonder why we try to live sequestered,
Did I think my heart would listen to my mind and be un-pestered by love.

So now I'm having a change of heart, sweet Rosaline,
I don't want to play the part, That I was given,
You turn every cliche to art, It's like I never knew the words before,
YES! I will write for you a sonnet and my curse will not be free,
I will leave my heart upon it, in a cliche minor key,
'Cause she makes each cliche true and now my heart is in her hands,
My heart's on fire, My heart's an open book,
My heart is on my sleeve, She warns the cockles of my heart,
I don't know what the fuck that means,
But she makes me want to sing and I'll sing every day,
It's like she makes everything, Into a cliche,
My love you make me feel like a king,
Not my best friend the king but a proverbial king,
You make me think about, Wedding rings, And lots of things, And other things,
And love, love, love, love,
I'm having a change of heart