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the book of love is long and boring
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no one can lift the damn thing
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it’s full of charts and facts and figures
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and instructions for dancing but

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i . . .
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i love it when you read to me and
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you . . .
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you can read me anything

( continue this pattern for the rest of the song )

the book of love has music in it
in fact that’s where music comes from
some of it is just transcendental
some of it is just really dumb but

i . . .
i love it when you sing to me and
you . . .
you can sing me anything

the book of love is long and boring
and written very long ago
it’s full of flowers and heart – shaped boxes
and things we’re all too young to know but

i . . .
i love it when you give me things and
you . . .
you ought to give me wedding rings
i . . .
i love it when you give me things and
you . . .
you ought to give me wedding rings