Querida Mimi

I’m just pretending
As I walk by the store window
That I only have eyes for the mannequin
But it’s not really like that

I want the pink skirt, the rosy cheeks
The skin scented with jasmine
I only want you

Every single day I’m opening my wallet
Letting you take my allowance by force
Just to grab your attention

I fall for the spell of your sweet talk
Buying clothes I don’t even like or wear
Just to clear out the stock your boss wants to sell

Because buy two and pay for one is a deal
But taking you out to dinner is a gamble without a dime

Dear Mimi
Come run away from here
Dear Mimi
Come run away from here

Come see everything this world has to offer
Come with me, it’s with you that I want to stay

I’m taking notes
On what bothers you
To know what not to do
When you let me in

Well-pressed shirt, trimmed beard
Bold socks, everything matching
Today’s the day it’s gonna happen

I step out the door ready to make my way
Letting myself be carried by the beat
Of someone who only follows their heart

I surrender to fate, to destiny
I pray to everything divine
To see if by candlelight you’ll take my hand

Because buy two and pay for one is a deal
But taking you out to dinner is a gamble without a dime

Dear Mimi
Come run away from here
Dear Mimi
Come run away from here

Come see everything this world has to offer
Come with me, it’s with you that I want to stay