Hallmark Made Me Do It

Описание: Happy Valentine's Day

Lyrics:

They marked it on the calendar in corporate red
A mandatory romance tax, or so the commercials said
Roses cost triple what they did last week
But if I don't buy them now, I'm a heartless cheap freak
The restaurants are booked, they've doubled all their prices
And gas stations are selling wilted flowers in crisis

But I bought the roses anyway
The chocolates in the heart-shaped throw away
The teddy bear that cost more than it should
I swore I wouldn't play the game knowing I would
I knew it was a corporate scam
But here I am with roses, good boy that I am

Saint Valentine didn't die for this commercial hell
He'd roll over in his grave at the crap stores now sell
"Prove your love with diamonds" - that's what the billboards scream
My credit card debt is romance it would seem
I show my love 364 days without the guilt or pressure
But today I'd better cough up cash or get denied your treasurer

But I bought the roses anyway
The chocolates in the heart-shaped throw away
The teddy bear that cost more than it should
I swore I wouldn't play the game knowing I would
I knew it was a corporate scam
But here I am with roses, good boy that I am

I could have cooked dinner on a random Tuesday night
Surprised you with affection when the moment felt just right
But no, I had to wait until the day that Hallmark chose
And pay mortgage-payment prices for some soon-to-be-dead rose

Yeah, I bought the roses anyway
The reservation's set for eight
Got a card with something Hallmark wrote
I caved so lets go on our date
Later me and my wallet will both cry when it gets late