Lately nothing I do ever seems to please you
And maybe turning my back would be that much easier
'Cause hurtful words are all that we exchange,
But I can't watch you walk away
Could I forget about the way it feels to touch you?
Or all about the good times that we've been through?
Could I wake up without you every day,
Would I let you walk away?
No, I can't learn to live without
And I can't give up on us now
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
And even if I made a vow,
A promise not to miss you now
And tried to hide the truth inside
I'd fail 'cause I just can't live a lie
Could I forget the look that tells me that you want me?
And all the reasons that make loving you so easy;
The kiss that always makes it hard to breathe,
The way you know just what I mean
No, I can't learn to live without
So don't you give up on us now ...
I just can't live a lie
And I don't want to try
-"I Just Can't Live a Lie" by Carrie Underwood
Suppose I called you up tonight and told you that I loved you
And suppose I said I wanna come back home
And suppose I cried and said I think I finally learned my lesson
And I'm tired of spending all my time alone
If I told you that I realized you're all I ever wanted
And it's killing me to be so far away
Would you tell me that you love me too?
And would we cry together?
Or would you simply laugh at me and say
I told you so
Oh, I told you so
I told you someday you'd come crawling back and asking me to take you in
I told you so, but you had to go
And now I found somebody new
And you will never break my heart in two again
If I got down on my knees and told you I was yours forever
Would you get down on yours too and take my hand?
Would we get that old-time feeling, would we laugh and talk for hours?
The way we did when our love first began
Would you tell me that you'd missed me, too,
And that you'd been so lonely,
And you've waited for the day that I'd return
And we've live and love forever
And that I'm your one and only
Or would you say the table's finally turned?
-"I Told You So" by Carrie Underwood
Did you check the oil?
Put gas in the car?
Don't think you'll need too much,
'Cause you ain't gonna get that far
Did you pack the good times?
Don't forget a map
Just in case the route you take isn't there to take you back
You can hold any girl that you like
Fall in love when it's easy at night
But you'll wake up wondering
Why she ain't ever something better
When you're lost and you've run out of road
Find what I already know
In the end, close is all there is
But you won't find this
There's once in a lifetime
And there's once in awhile
And the difference between the two is about a million miles
Oh, you might get lucky
While the moon is looking on
But in the truth of the morning
The stars will be long gone
You can hold any girl that you like
Fall in love when it's easy at night
But you'll wake up wondering
Why she ain't ever something better
When you're lost and you've run out of road
Find what I already know
In the end close is all there is ...
Oh, in the end, it's me you're gonna miss
-"You Won't Find This" by Carrie Underwood
"She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo."
-Truman Capote
"I think I saw him ... but it couldn't have been the same guy; this guy was dressed like a construction worker and hanging out with some skanky-looking ... townie chick. Any idea what's going on?"
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"Nate hardly needed convincing; like a good ex-girlfriend, Fate always pulled through for him, right when he needed her."
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"I'm a person who believes in taking chances. I believe that the universe rewards bold actions, don't you?"
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"He just couldn't imagine Blair putting on a wedding dress and marching down the aisle unless he was there, too, in a tuxedo, right by her side. Of course they weren't even together anymore, but somehow, it was impossible for Nate to imagine Blair - his Blair - marrying anyone but him."
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"He'd been so stupid, always f***ing everything up with her, always taking her for granted or mistakenly hooking up with her best friend or whatever, that he'd been blind to the reality that without Blair, his life was nothing."
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"I think maybe you need to think this through ... Center yourself. Eventually, you'll find clarity. I can't tell you what to do, you know. It's your life. But I'd like to see you find some answers. That's all we want in life, after all, isn't it?"
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"Honestly, man ... it just wasn't meant to be. I thought she was someone I was interested in. I Mean, I thought I was ready for a change. But you know what? I was wrong. I think I just fell into the trap of being excited by the idea of someone new, even though we were totally wrong for each other."
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"Something Dan had said really stuck with him: his life was right here, waiting for him, inside this shitty, overcrowded apartment. The girl he was meant to be with was right here, and the only honorable thing to do was to break the news to the girl he wasn't meant to be with."
-from Gossip Girl: Only In Your Dreams (Book 9) by Cecily vonZiegesar
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
