"The Last Lovesong" lyrics

Every lovesong is a curse
At first, so sweet at its arrival
But when I've written down its words
It stares back at me like a stuffed animal
The very thing it was to capture
Vanished in the moment after
It just slipped right out of my little hands

New York City's never done
If it was, it wouldn't be New York City
And you could jump into the Hudson
But the second after it's a different entity
Loving her was loving a motion
A warm current in the ocean
That's how I wanted my songs to be

So this is the last lovesong that I'll sing
A promise to leave the heart open
To never fall in love with what's been
And if I ever should write a lovesong again

I would set a key and a tempo
Leave an empty seat by the piano
And if someone sat down, I'd whisper low
"This time, let's make it up as we go"

Every lover is a ship
Over time rebuilt and changed
Every board replaced bit by bit
Until all that's left is the lover's name
Sometimes you let go of the rudder
You close your eyes and shudder
And you whisper softly that you love her

Oh, this is the last lovesong that I'll sing
A promise to leave the heart open
To never fall in love with what's been
To greet the unknown with a grin

This is the last lovesong that I'll sing
An ode to whatever fate may bring
Kisses scattered to the wind
A lovesong to all that's changing