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Hello all! Once again, I was thinking about Clois while I was at work, and I was trying to think of my favorite scenes that didn't involve kissing lol. Because let's be honest, those are some seriously amazing scenes. But it's so easy to go to those moments, so I wanted to challenge myself a bit, and y'all as well! So, what are your top 5 non-makeout scenes? Here are mine! In no particular order because it's kind of like picking a favorite pet, I love them all equally lol.

1. Crusade - "Who are you?" "Lois. Lois Lane." I cheer every time this happens, it's just such an epic introduction to an iconic character!

2. Facade - The dunk tank scene. It's just so freaking good, it's flirty but Lois and Clark don't realize that lol, the big cheesy grins, Clark relaxing and having some fun, it's so perfect.

3. Oracle - Lois' birthday gift for Clark. I feel like we are the only ones who see how significant it truly is for Lois to get Clark a journal with his initials engraved. It's a small thing, but for me it speaks volumes.

4. Arctic - Lois comforting Clark. The way she runs to him and cries with him, and he lets her see his pain and he clings to her like she's the only safe space, and just for a moment, all of their walls are completely down.

5. Homecoming - The barn dance. Now this is probably cheating lol, but it's too good of a scene not to be in every list! Clark is confident, Lois is hesitant, but she meets him emotionally with their declarations of love, and it's such a beautiful moment of peace for both of them.

I may have to come back and edit this to a top 10 lol, there are so many good scenes!

Smallville really pushed the star-crossed lovers angle when it came to Clana, all these external forces driving them apart and a lot of yearning to be together if only the universe would stop conspiring against them, even though we allll know there are internal factors and incompatibilities at play too. And that trope is popular of course, Romeo and Juliet will always be iconic. Immature, and the reason for their own demise, but iconic. Fighting against destiny can have a certain appeal, and if there's something Clana did, it was fight against every part of Clark's destiny lol.

Lois and Clark are different. They are destined soulmates. Their destinies are entwined, and every version of Lois and Clark in media find their way to each other. It's like a fairytale. The boy who doesn't want to be alone, and the girl who just wants someone to make her a priority. A match made in the stars. And people will say it's forced. That they are together because they *have* to be together. But I disagree. I think Lois and Clark choose to be with each other, and then are reassured that it's fated during times when they need that extra bit of belief. I read a lot of romantasy and a big component of those stories are fated mates. A force more powerful than anything, finding two people who are meant to be together, and making that possible. It's such a big romance trend, and it doesn't diminish these characters getting together. They still have their obstacles, and they can usually reject a bond, but since it's a romance story they don't lol, but I never get tired of them. Especially when it's an enemies to lovers kind of pairing and they fight it until they just can't anymore lol, like a certain farmboy and army brat.

I guess it's about preference. Star-crossed lovers are epic because they aren't together. The appeal is in the despair. But destined soulmates are epic because they *ARE* together. Their appeal is in the happiness. And in that sense, Clark is kind of lucky he got both types of these loves, one that left and one that stayed. Ultimately, he got his happy ending with the girl fate plucked out of thin air and said, "Here she is. The One for you."

Sorry if this is rambly. My brain hasn't wanted to cooperate with me lately lol, and it's been hard to get my thoughts out and coherent enough for a post.

If y'all are interested in a podcast on the season 11 comics, Somebody Save Me has been going through them since they finished the show. Now fair warning, they are grown men with the humor of gross boys lol, so they will add things that aren't actually said, and they can be offensive in many different ways, but they are extremely entertaining and they do ridiculous voices for the characters. They're streaming on most podcast platforms I believe, and they are also on YouTube, if anyone is interested!

I was at work today, zoning out as one does lol, and I thought about how Clark reacted to Chloe wanting to just be friends in the season 2 premiere, versus how he reacted to it when Lois said she wanted to "keep the game on the field" in Hex. With Chloe, he seemed kind of relieved and didn't really look back or regret that choice (to the best of my recollection, it's been a minute since I've watched the earlier seasons.). But with Lois, he doesn't truly like the idea. After the cuteness of him framing her rules, and his declaration of "there's only one Lois Lane", it's kind of a flirty vibe, but Lois is going on a date, and Clark isn't super stoked about it. He then brings up the idea of interrupting her date with work lol, and she counters with him standing her up from Infamous. And it almost seems like Clark might apologize for it, or explain himself, or show some kind of vulnerability, but Lois is in full protection mode, so she interrupts him and calls the idea of them becoming more, or talking about becoming more, a mistake. And when she says they should table it and go back to basics, i.e. not being involved, Clark can't really do anything other than agree with her. After all, he is the one who backslid with his complicated ex, and then stood up Lois like a coward. But he isn't relieved and I would argue that he definitely regrets his actions that led to the walls going back up with Lois. And when she cheekily says he should add it to the list and then walks away like the boss she is, Clark might not understand much about his feelings, or he might be too scared to look at them too closely, but he does know one thing. He is most certainly NOT adding that to the list.

I love a good parallel, and Lois and Clark have so many, but this is one I missed, where Clark has very different reactions to a girl/woman telling him they want to just be friends.

Hello everyone! I'm so sorry about the impromptu hiatus. I wish I could say it was because of a very serious thing that took all my time, and my father did come to the States for a while which was the catalyst at first, but the truth is I was also exhausted (not because of this sub, I love this place and y'all are amazing!), and I just didn't have the brain capacity to do social media for a while. And a couple of weeks became a couple of months. But I am back! And I have seen this place thriving, which is so awesome! We are close to 1,700 wonderful Clois Enthusiasts, and that number just keeps steadily going up.

Let me know if you guys have any questions or concerns or suggestions for the sub! I hope y'all all had fantastic summers!

I've always felt that Clark falling in love with Lois is a cumulative thing. Like every time he learns something about her, he falls just a little bit more, and before he knows it, he's fallen head over heels for the woman who gets under his skin like no other. The depth of his love for Lois has no end, and every time he falls just a little bit more, that depth expands. So I thought this song was fitting!

Little Bit More - Suriel Hess

I know sometimes I'm slow to tell you

It's no one else's fault but mine

If you don't know by the way I hold you

My heart's been yours this whole time

Oh, I hope I show it

Just in case you need to know

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, little bit, a little bit more

Every time I think I've lost my way

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, a little bit more than before

Even on the days I'm not so sure

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Thought I knew every little thing about you

There's always more of you to learn

You try your best to show your worst

Baby, you can rest assured

I'll always be here for you

Always be here for you

Ooh, I hope I show it

Just in case you need to know

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, little bit, a little bit more

Every time I think I've lost my way

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, little bit more than before

Even on the days I'm not so sure

I fall in love with you a little bit more

More

Can't explain it, and I don't know what to call it

All I know is I keep falling

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, little bit, a little bit more

Every time I think I've lost my way

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Little bit, little bit more than before

Even on the days I'm not so sure

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Fall in love with you a little bit more

I fall in love with you a little bit more

Hey guys! So, predictably, I fell asleep last night reading this week's pick lol. But I finished it this morning and I loved it! It's not quite an AU, but more an extension of the canon, showing moments that didn't happen on screen but could have, and it fills in the gaps where Lois is absent, while also showing Clark's inner conflicts and his emotional growth. The premise of this fic is simple. What if Cassandra(from season 1) gave Clark a vision of the Homecoming barn dance, but he doesn't know it's Lois. All Clark knows is that he's seen his soulmate, and she has brown hair, and she gives him peace. And that vision is a thread throughout his entire life. It's called "we were never meant to be, but together". Enjoy!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73480751

I heard this the other day and thought, well that's Lois talking about Clark, and Clark talking about Lois. That belief they have in each other, steadfast and true. Lois and Clark can always rely on each other, and that's just one more reason why they are our favorite couple. And Florence is haunting in such a beautiful way, this song could be during Clark's year of not having Lois, or any of their reunions, really. Enjoy!

You've Got the Love - Florence and the Machine

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air

I know I can count on you

Sometimes I feel like saying, "Lord I just don't care"

But you've got the love I need

To see me through

Sometimes it seems the going is just too rough

And things go wrong no matter what I do

Now and then it seems that life is just too much

But you've got the love I need to see me through

When food is gone you are my daily meal, oh

When friends are gone I know my savior's love is real

You know it's real

'Cause you've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

Time after time I think, "Oh Lord what's the use?"

Time after time I think it's just no good

'Cause sooner or later in life, the things you love you lose

But you've got the love I need to see me through

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

You've got the love

Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air

'Cause I know I can count on you, oh

Sometimes I feel like saying, "Lord I just don't care"

But you've got the love I need to see me through

Hello everyone! Sorry about the delay, I didn't find a new fic this week, so I'm recommending an oldie but a goodie. I don't have the link, but the title is "En Tempus Veritas", and the author is Briee (I think that's how it's spelled). It shows what might have happened between Lois and Clark had that pesky invitation fallen out of sight, in Crimson. I laughed, I cried, I felt all the emotions. One of my top fanfics for sure!

If you have any suggestions, or just want to share your favorite fic, do so below!

Hello everyone! We have 1,500 members! So many beautiful Clois Enthusiasts! Thank you so much for making this community a wonderful space to love our favorite couple, you guys are amazing!

There won't be a Fanfiction Friday or Clois-coded Saturday this weekend, since it's the 4th. But I will be back next week! And tentatively, I'm gonna try to start up my episode discussions again, but once a month instead of every week. Hopefully that will be an attainable goal for this tired person lol.

Again, thank you! It's y'all who help keep this space kind and peaceful and respectful and a beautiful oasis!

And Happy 4th, for those that celebrate! For those that don't, have a wonderful weekend!

So this song is technically a Clana song, I know I know, but bear with me. The song is about finding someone new after a love that was intense but not quite right, and how once they met that person, they understood why it didn't work out before and they truly hope the other person finds someone new like they did and realizes the grass was always greener. So it's a positive song about letting go of a previous love and not needing to think they're "the one that got away", but instead wishing them well and wishing them the same happiness they've found with someone else. Basically, what I wish had happened with Clark and Lana instead of the ridiculous melodramatic end we got with them. Like, this song could be playing during that scene in Rabid, when Clark quite literally closed the book on his past relationship, and that would have been just that extra bit of closure. The song is from the female perspective, but imagine it's Clark singing it to that last picture of Lana. Enjoy!

Edit: it's Abbey, but I can't edit the title, sorry!

Greener - Abbey Cone

Sometimes I still look at your horoscope

To see what's in the stars for you

I know that I don't have to care anymore

After everything you put me through

But I just accidentally fell in love with somebody

Feeling for the first time what it's supposed to feel like

And I just kinda hate you, but I also really loved you

So I mean it when I say

I hope you fall so hard for someone new

It makes you realize how wrong I was for you

I hope it feels like it was meant to be

Like it all makes sense, like you can finally breathe

I hope it's all the sweeter when you finally meet her

And you see the grass was always greener

We made it harder than it had to be

But how were we supposed to know?

Mm, it's only now that it's so easy to see

I did the best thing in lettin' go

And if she holds you like he holds me

There's no way you'll still be lonely

You'll never have to say, "I'm the one that got away"

And yeah, I, I kinda hate you, but I also really loved you

So I mean it when I say

I hope you fall so hard for someone new

It makes you realize how wrong I was for you

I hope it feels like it was meant to be

Like it all makes sense, like you can finally breathe

I hope it's all the sweeter (sweeter) when you finally meet her

And you see the grass was always greener

On the other side, you'll see it if you give it time

Greener on the other side, hope you see it, hope you give it time

I hope you fall so hard for someone new

It makes you realize how wrong I was for you

I hope it feels like it was meant to be

Like you can finally breathe

I hope it's all the sweeter when you finally meet her

And you see the grass was always greener

Hey guys! This week's fic is an AU of events that happened in Superman II I believe? Lois knows Clark is Superman, but he doesn't think they can be together. It's got some angst, but the banter is bantering. I've only read 4 chapters so far, but that Easter chapter was hilarious, and I could totally see Smallville's Lois and Clark interacting in that way! It's called, "Franz Kafka's Girlfriend", and so far it is quite delightful. Enjoy!

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/3775541/1/Franz-Kafka-s-Girlfriend

I'm so sorry y'all! I had a kids birthday party on Friday night that I thought was Saturday, and by the time I got home, I collapsed on the couch. Then I had to work the next morning, and was so exhausted when I got home from that, I forgot to double up. And my Sunday plans were all day too. But here I am! This week's fic is a little one shot about Lois comforting Clark after a hard day, and I would give my left arm for a scene like this to have been in Smallville lol. It's called "The Art of Noticing". Enjoy!

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/86612156

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As for a song, this was inspired by a fan edit I saw using it for Clois, and it was so beautiful and perfect! It's called honeybee, by Olivia Rodrigo. Enjoy that as well!

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honeybee - Olivia Rodrigo

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So I guess that it's true

Time can heal even the worst of wounds

And the clichés I knew

Seem so commonplace when I saw you

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Let's just walk in the dark

Hop the fence in the park

Baby boy, honeybee

God, I love the way you look at me

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And it's too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest, but even when I'm quiet

I love you, baby, I promise

And I hope I never see what your face looks like goin'

A face, I swear, that I could spend my whole life knowin'

Here's to hopin'

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Pick me up, walk me home

Man, it feels like God threw me a bone

Sticky sweet, tangerine

Would you sit and keep me company?

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In the dark, I'm not scared

I just reach and you're right there

Shooting stars, racing cars

Everything I own just feels like ours

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It's too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest, but even when I'm quiet

I love you, baby, I promise

And I hope I never see what your face looks like goin'

A face, I swear, that I could spend my whole life knowin'

Here's to hopin'

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I hope I never see what your face looks like goin'

A face, I swear, that I could spend my whole life knowin'

Here's to hopin'

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It's too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest, but even when I'm quiet

I promise

And I hope I never see what your face looks like goin'

A face, I swear, that I could spend my whole life knowin'

Here's to hopin'

We all know that the entire cast of Smallville is gorgeous lol, but there is so much more to appreciate about the characters. I want to know what is one positive thing about the main characters that you like, something that resonated with you or you enjoyed watching from them. I'm gonna try to get all of them, but if I forget your favorite one, let me know!

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Clark - He genuinely cares so much about people and sees the best in them. He gives second and third and fourth and fifth chances and refuses to give up on people.

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Lois - Her tenacity. I am not tenacious at all lol, but seeing Lois giving her all every time, whether it was for a story or her friends or for love or survival, was an absolute delight. She's steadfast and determined and stubborn.

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Jonathan and Martha - I'm grouping them together because my positive thing about them is the same. They love Clark so much. They're not perfect, but they helped make the man who would become Superman, and their family moments were always special.

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Lex - He truly tried to be good, especially in the earlier seasons. And there's always that question of if he had met Clark earlier, before the dye was cast, could he have chosen a different path.

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Lana - She is a genuinely kind person, despite everything that happened to her, and it's probably my favorite thing about her.

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Chloe - How good of a friend she becomes to Clark once she learns his secret.There are certainly some bumpy times, but overall Chloe is an amazing friend to Clark. She listens to his relationship woes, his fears of the future, she advises him on whatever crisis they have for that episode lol, and she put her feelings for him aside in order to be that friend he could turn to, even before they faded away on their own.

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Oliver - He never gives up. Oliver goes through a lot in this show, but he's always a hero at heart, and he learns from his mistakes.

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Tess - She genuinely became a better person, and an ally to the team. Her redemption story is what Superman is all about.

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Lionel - Despite him still being a Luthor underneath it all, Lionel's conversion after experiencing Clark's essence in him, and then becoming Jor-El's vessel, was fascinating to watch. The push and pull of his Luthor tendencies with his wanting to be good, and the choices he made because of it, redeem him. Then they don't, then they do, then they don't again. Quite the compelling rollercoaster.

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Jason - I think what I love most about him is how he quickly became a mentor to Clark. It was complicated, as it usually is on this show lol, with Jason dating Clark's ex, but in a time where Clark and Lex were on the outs, and Oliver wasn't around yet, Jason was that figure for Clark when he needed it. Of course then they shifted Jason's character because of real life reasons, but early Jason is pretty durn endearing.

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Whitney - I wish Whitney had been in the show for 2 seasons. He was growing towards the end of season 1, and I think exploring his character more would have been great. I like that he wasn't perfect, I mean he was a real piece of work lol, but I think there was genuine remorse, and noticeably changed behavior.

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Pete - Smallville starts in highschool with Chloe having been Clark's friend for a year at that point, but Pete has been Clark's friend since they were very young. And while he struggles with envy once he finds out about Clark's secret, for the longest time Pete just chose to be friends with this weird and awkward kid. He made Clark feel just that little bit less alone.

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Kara - She gave Clark a piece of his home planet back, and a blood relative, chipping away at his perpetual feelings of loneliness. I wish she was fleshed out a bit more, but her turn from being Kryptonian through and through, to wanting to protect Earth like Clark and staying in the Phantom Zone for who knows how long to do just that, makes her such a badass.

We all know that the entire cast of Smallville is gorgeous lol, but there is so much more to appreciate about the characters. I want to know what is one positive thing about the main characters that you like, something that resonated with you or you enjoyed watching from them. I'm gonna try to get all of them, but if I forget your favorite one, let me know!

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Clark - He genuinely cares so much about people and sees the best in them. He gives second and third and fourth and fifth chances and refuses to give up on people.

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Lois - Her tenacity. I am not tenacious at all lol, but seeing Lois giving her all every time, whether it was for a story or her friends or for love or survival, was an absolute delight. She's steadfast and determined and stubborn.

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Jonathan and Martha - I'm grouping them together because my positive thing about them is the same. They love Clark so much. They're not perfect, but they helped make the man who would become Superman, and their family moments were always special.

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Lex - He truly tried to be good, especially in the earlier seasons. And there's always that question of if he had met Clark earlier, before the dye was cast, could he have chosen a different path.

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Lana - She is a genuinely kind person, despite everything that happened to her, and it's probably my favorite thing about her.

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Chloe - How good of a friend she becomes to Clark once she learns his secret.There are certainly some bumpy times, but overall Chloe is an amazing friend to Clark. She listens to his relationship woes, his fears of the future, she advises him on whatever crisis they have for that episode lol, and she put her feelings for him aside in order to be that friend he could turn to, even before they faded away on their own.

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Oliver - He never gives up. Oliver goes through a lot in this show, but he's always a hero at heart, and he learns from his mistakes.

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Tess - She genuinely became a better person, and an ally to the team. Her redemption story is what Superman is all about.

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Lionel - Despite him still being a Luthor underneath it all, Lionel's conversion after experiencing Clark's essence in him, and then becoming Jor-El's vessel, was fascinating to watch. The push and pull of his Luthor tendencies with his wanting to be good, and the choices he made because of it, redeem him. Then they don't, then they do, then they don't again. Quite the compelling rollercoaster.

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Jason - I think what I love most about him is how he quickly became a mentor to Clark. It was complicated, as it usually is on this show lol, with Jason dating Clark's ex, but in a time where Clark and Lex were on the outs, and Oliver wasn't around yet, Jason was that figure for Clark when he needed it. Of course then they shifted Jason's character because of real life reasons, but early Jason is pretty durn endearing.

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Whitney - I wish Whitney had been in the show for 2 seasons. He was growing towards the end of season 1, and I think exploring his character more would have been great. I like that he wasn't perfect, I mean he was a real piece of work lol, but I think there was genuine remorse, and noticeably changed behavior.

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Pete - Smallville starts in highschool with Chloe having been Clark's friend for a year at that point, but Pete has been Clark's friend since they were very young. And while he struggles with envy once he finds out about Clark's secret, for the longest time Pete just chose to be friends with this weird and awkward kid. He made Clark feel just that little bit less alone.

Edit: how could I forget her!

Kara - She gave Clark a piece of his home planet back, and a blood relative, chipping away at his perpetual feelings of loneliness. I wish she was fleshed out a bit more, but her turn from being Kryptonian through and through, to wanting to protect Earth like Clark and staying in the Phantom Zone for who knows how long to do just that, makes her such a badass.

Edit: Because apparently my first description of how Lana is kind in the face of what she goes through was backhanded and laughable, I made a more succinct version so as to not ruffle any feathers.

Every time Clark sees Lois in a dress, he's speechless for a moment. He either gulps like he did in Spirit, stares at her so intently like he did in Bride, or can really only muster a "wow" like he did in Fortune. Not to mention his inability to speak when he saw her in Crimson, and his momentary shock when he saw her in Exposed and in Stiletto. So I thought this song fit his reactions lol, enjoy!

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Speechless - Dan + Shay

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You say you'll be down in five

The smell of your perfume

Is floatin' down the stairs

You're fixin' up your hair like you do

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I know that I'll be a mess

The second that I see you

You won't be surprised

It happens every time, It's nothin' new

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It's always on a night like tonight

I thank God you can read my mind

'Cause when you look at me with those eyes

I'm speechless

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Starin' at you, standin' there, in that dress

What it's doin' to me, ain't a secret

'Cause watchin' you is all that I can do

And I'm speechless

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You already know that you're my weakness

After all this time I'm just as nervous

Every time you walk into the room

I'm speechless

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It started when you said hello

Just did something to me

And I've been in a daze

Ever since the day that we met

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You take the breath out of my lungs

Can't even fight it

And all of the words out of my mouth without even tryin'

And I'm speechless

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Starin' at you, standin' there, in that dress

What it's doin' to me, ain't a secret

'Cause watchin' you is all that I can do

And I'm speechless

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You already know that you're my weakness

After all this time I'm just as nervous

Every time you walk into the room

I'm speechless

Yeah, baby

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It's always on a night like tonight

I thank God you can read my mind

'Cause when you look at me with those eyes

I'm speechless

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You're standin' there in that dress

Girl, it ain't a secret

'Cause watchin' you is all that I can do

Ooh ooh, I'm speechless

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You already know that you're my weakness

After all this time I'm just as nervous

Every time you walk into the room

I'm speechless

Oh, you know it baby

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