The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112643   Message #3265479
Posted By: Jim Dixon
29-Nov-11 - 11:22 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Cheesecake Song (Ben Sands)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE CHEESECAKE SONG (Ben Sands)
I was finally able to hear the whole song on Spotify. I also made a few small corrections in the lyrics I posted earlier, so here's the whole song:

This is a delightful song, though a bit sad.


THE CHEESECAKE SONG
Ben Sands

1. In the corner of a café with a coffee, killin' time,
And a second-hand newspaper someone had left behind,
Perusin' some old story that had bored me twice before,
And I saw you through the headlines as you walked in through the door.
Well, my heart began a-beating like a hundred conga drums,
And the muffin I was eating scattered in a spray of crumbs.
When you walked up to my table and you said, "Is this place free?"
I mumbled "Yes" and spilled my cup o' coffee round my knee.

CHORUS: Come here to I tell ya (?), there's somethin' about ya.
You make me feel like no one's ever made me feel before.
I can't even think a—bout livin' without ya,
An' I knew it from the minute that you walked in through the door.

2. Well, I ordered two more coffees. You sat down with a sigh.
Oh, you looked so sad and lonely and then began to cry;
And I became all flustered and tried to dry your tears
With a hanky from my pocket that had been there sev'ral years.
Well, you told me your sad story. You described your life to me
As you ate the piece o' cheesecake I'd been savin' for me tea.
By the time that it was finished, sure you had me in your spell,
And cheesecake notwithstanding, I'd have followed you to hell. CHORUS

3. Well, we chatted on together for an hour or two that day,
Then as quickly as you came to me, you quietly slipped away.
You said you might be back again next Tuesday afternoon,
But seven Tuesdays later I stir mem'ries with a spoon.
Oh, you meet so many people and remember very few,
Just the ones who touched your heart and remind yourself of you;
So I sit here in the café—and behold the trouser stain—
With a cheesecake in my pocket just in case you come again. CHORUS