Diary Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I found her diary underneath a tree
And started reading about me
The words she'd written took me by surprise
You'd never read them in her eyes
They said that she had found
The love she'd waited for

[Refrain]
Wouldn't you know it?
She wouldn't show it

[Verse 2]
When she confronted with the writing there
Simply pretended not to care
I passed it off as just in keeping with
Her total disconcerting air
And though she tried to hide
The love that she denied

[Refrain]
Wouldn't you know it?
She wouldn't show it

[Chorus]
And as I go through my life
I will give to her, my wife
All the sweet things I can find
[Verse 3]
I found her diary underneath a tree
And started reading about me
The words began to stick and tears to flow
Her meaning now was clear to see

The love she'd waited for
Was someone else, not me


[Refrain]
Wouldn't you know it?
She wouldn't show it

[Chorus]
And as I go through my life
I will wish for her, his wife
All the sweet things she can find
All the sweet things they can find

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A boy comes across the diary of a girl who he secretly has feelings for. He assumes the words of love written are about him and is surprised because she gave no indications that she felt the same way.

He vows to be a good husband to her, only to slowly come to the painful realization that he is not the subject of her professed love in the diary entries.

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January 1972
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