Alanis Morissette – I Was Hoping Lyrics  Share

From Alanis Morissette's album: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

As we were talking outside,
It was cold,
We were shivering, yet warmed by the subject matter.

My wife is in the next room,
We^,ve been having troubles you know,
Please don^,t tell her or anyone,
But I need to talk to somebody.

You said, "Wouldn^,t it be a shame if I knew how great I was
Five minutes before I died? I^,d be filled with such regret
Before I took my last breath."
And I said, "You^,re willing to tell me this now, and you^,re not going to die anytime soon."
And I said I haven^,t been eating chicken,
Or meat,
Or anything.

And you said yes, but you^,ve been wearing leather and laughed and said
We^,re at the top of the food chain.
And yes you^,re still a fine woman,
And I cringed.

I was hoping,
I was hoping we could heal each other.
I was hoping,
I was hoping we could be raw together.

We left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60^,s), said
"Good bye, sir. Thank you for your business sir. You^,re successful and
established, sir, and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir. And
your money."
And when I walked by, they said "Thank you too dear."
I was all pigtails and cords.
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And there was a day when I would^,ve said something like,
"Hey dude, I could buy and sell this place, so kiss it."
I too once thought I was owed something.

I was hoping,
I was hoping we could challenge each other.
I was hoping,
I was hoping we could crack each other up.

I too thought that when proved wrong, I lost somehow.
I too thought life was cruel.
It^,s a cycle, really.
You think I^,m withdrawing and guilt tripping you.
I think you^,re insensitive and I don^,t feel heard.

And I said "Do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental?
Fundamentally evil?"
And you said Yes.
And I said do you believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad?
And you said "Well, what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency
room,
Bleeding after beating his kid, and she threw a shoe at his head.
I think what he did was wrong, and I wouldn^,t have had a hard time feeling
compassion for him."
I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged.

I was hoping,
I was hoping we could dance together.
I was hoping,
I was hoping we could be creamy together.
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