Cover art for Frank & Ava by Suzanne Vega

Frank & Ava

Jul. 17, 20071 viewer

Frank & Ava Lyrics

[Verse 1]
On the way to the bidet
Is when the trouble used to start
It didn't mean she wasn't queen
Of the tinderbox that was his heart
Her fire, his desire
Meant that everything must come undone
And so now we know
That it's not enough to be in love

[Chorus]
Not enough to be in love
Not enough to be in love

[Verse 2]
He's so true, she is too
She says, "I love you, Frank," and then they drank
All night, what a fight
He says, "It isn't me you're thinking of"
She's cool, it makes him cruel
And they needle 'til the jewels
Go raining down upon the ground
She says it's not enough to be in love

[Chorus]
It's not enough, it's not enough
It's not enough to be in love
(Not enough to be in love)
It's not enough, it's not enough
It's not enough to be in love
[Verse 3]
They woke up and they broke up
They were so volatile and all the while
Life passed, and it went fast
And yet they never could forget
Their chemistry, like you and me
It proved to keep them both apart for life
And so, now we know
That it's not enough to be in love

[Chorus]
Not enough to be in love
Not enough to be in love
(Not enough to be in love)
Not enough to be in love

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What did Suzanne Vega say about "Frank & Ava"?
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“a couple who gets along in bed but not out”

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Release Date
July 17, 2007
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