The Magnetic Fields - All My Little Words lyrics

You are a splendid bu*terfly It is your wings that make you beautiful And I could make you fly away But I could never make you stay You said you were in love with me (You said you were in love with me) Both of us know that that's impossible And I could make you rue the day But I could never make you stay Not for all the tea in China Not if I could sing like a bird Not for all North Carolina Not for all my little words Not if I could write for you The sweetest song you ever heard It doesn't matter what I do (it doesn't matter what I do) Not for all my little words Now that you've made me want to die You tell me that you're unboyfriendable And I could make you pay and pay (pay and pay and pay) But I could never make you stay Not for all the tea in China Not if I could sing like a bird Not for all North Carolina Not for all my little words Not if I could write for you The sweetest song you ever heard It doesn't matter what I do (it doesn't matter what I do) Not for all my little words It doesn't matter what I'll do (it doesn't matter what I do) Not for all my little words