Lyrics

The Perfect Storm

Candles on the table
A smile to keep me warm
What started out so gracefully
Became the perfect storm

She wasn't good with silence
And I wasn't good with words
And you know when two extremes collide
Everything gets blurred
That's the way the story unfolds
That's the way the story goes

The waiter dropped the menu
And smiled back at her
Ma?am will you be staying for awhile
Or is this just dessert

Her wine glass was half empty
Her wine glass was half full
Was I just the prince of fate
Or maybe someone?s fool
That's the way the story unfolds
That's the way the story goes

And the sum of all the risks we take
Make us who we are
But was this just one more mistake
In a scene that's gone too far
That's the way the story goes

She handed me some money
Kissed me on the cheek
She asked me where's the ladies room
Then I ordered two more drinks

But I knew she wasn't coming back
When she walked out that door
So I toasted to what might have been
And to the perfect storm
That's the way the story unfolds
That's the way the story goes