Everything But You

1945 – Duke Ellington

You left me a horse from Texas

A house with installments due

A letter with lots of X’s

Everything but you


You left me some beans from Boston

A bicycle built for two

A memory to get lost in

Everything but you


Each day was so gay and so daring

I loved every breathtaking minute

For how could I know I was sharing

A kiss without a future in it?


You left me a dream to room with

A coffee pot from Peru

A knife and a fork to spoon with

Everything but you

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