Tom Roger Aadland - Obviously Embraced lyrics

He was doing research She'd learned by word of mouth Escaping her redemption She'd come up from the south He was vague in conversation About where exactly he was based They left at separate hours So obviously embraced Later on it surfaced They were each other's perfect match Her old man did warn her He wasn't bound to get attached She never cared to know the number Of eyebrows being raised As they prepared for solitude So obviously embraced Apparently they broke up To the sound of tumbling dice She dropped back on him one evening Saying, "I had to check up on your eyes" It certainly impressed him But he was careful not to chase On the walls he'd seen their destiny So obviously embraced After their agreement He went down like a cannonball Later he'd say, "If I was losing it It's 'cause I really had it in the fall" Clearly he was shaken Though punches thrown were poorly placed To his credit, God knows he took the blows So obviously embraced Pursuing her career, then She soon received her degrees But you couldn't tell whether she was a healer Or an afflicted one in search of remedies She carefully examined The soft skin that he had grazed And could not help but feeling So obviously embraced There were rumors of desertion She wondered if he was still around She searched the internet and the churches But he was nowhere to be found When she was lying on them couches Steel-blade-possessed and crazed She still held hopes to find her love So obviously embraced One night by the harbor Someone approached him in a bar Said, "Come over to our table You know, you can only stretch your luck this far" He could feel the years dividing As it all fell into place For there she was, his one true love So obviously embraced The regulars were leaving As she took him by the hand Saying, "Tell me how you've held up Are you still reaching for the grand?" At first he was reluctant But then she whispered to his face And so he laid his story down So obviously embraced Barrenness and virtue Are easily confused People keep up their appearances With their hearts and their souls all bruised But when everything is measured And all lines have been rephrased Still remain the lines we made So obviously embraced