C G Well there's one thing Mama, I think you should knowC It is not love that makes the flowers growC But a complex electron transfer process known asC G photosynthesis when chlorophyll reacts with the light of dayC Since you're gone, the light has gone away [Verse 2]C G Oh there's one more thing Mama, I think that you'll findC It is not love that makes the stars shineC But the spontaneous combustion of super-heated andC super-condensed gasses in the process known as fusionG that creates new elements when the time is rightC Since you're gone, stars don't shine so bright [Verse 3]C G Oh there's another thing Mama, I think I should confideC It is not love that'll turn the tideC But the net difference in the gravitational pull betweenC G the Earth and the Moon as it is acted out upon the wavesC But since you're gone, I feel washed away [Verse 4]F I could have been a mathematicianF Studied rockets for a livin'C G Would've worked out better in the endF C But to get more specific I'd break every law of physicsG To bring you back to me again {Verse 5]C G Well there's one more thing, I'll tell you if I canC It is not love, that makes a non-stick frying panC But a top-secret, trademarked, conglomerated,C most likely carcinogenic, polyurethane compound spread in a micro-thin substance,C over a negatively charged layer of aluminum, copper, iron, lead,C G VHS, FYI, apple pie, FBI, and some other elements tooC Since you're gone, I wish I'd stuck to you
Stuck To You The Science Song
Josh Ritter
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