Lyrics

Incredible Heroine of Modern Romance Fiction Gwen Swick

I?ve been in training for nine long years
To practise my nuclear physics career
I?ve got so many colleagues that I can hardly stand it
And even when I?m not at work, I?m surrounded by men demanding

I?ve been independent for so long
I can?t fathom how I carried on
How did I drive a bike or buy a pair of shoes
Or get to a movie or recover from the flu
But I, I?m giving it up for you
Yes I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you

Life until now was waiting, chalking up the hours
Making bucks, winning friends, growing prize-winning flowers
but when I look into your brown eyes, I can hardly remember
What could have caused me to pause in my surrender

I get calls from the president, bouquets from the Third World
Accolades for the research of this nuclear physical girl
Figures of state drafting new policies
Have relied on my shear brilliance and my commonsense priorities
But I, I?m giving it up for you
Yes I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you
I am giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you

I?ll be floating on a cloud, I?ll be dancing in a dream
I?ll be one in a blessed union, one on a winning team
Then leading the parade to the wedding bower
The future to the present as a rose is to a common flower
Near the close of the story, I am nervous
Have I been pigheadedly unrealistically impervious
Maybe terminating my job was impractical
Maybe I could have hedged, asked for a sabbatical
I?m counting on love forever, a joy to always last
Pegging my happiness on no regrets for a stunning past
But I can see the writing on the last page of the book
Oh god no it?s a classic case of sinker, line and hook

And I, I?m giving it up for you
Yes I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you
Yes, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you
Yes, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up, I?m giving it up all for you