Labor Of Love

My dream a reality.
My reality a dream.
Emotionally conflicted
Physically constricted
I stand at the brink afraid to leap.

It's a labor of love (labor of love)
Loving you
It's a labor of love. (labor of love)
I'm doing hard time of the heart
You're my labor of love (nah nah nah labor of love nah nah nah)

Pleasure begets pain.
Pain morphs into pleasure.
Emotions swirl.
I fight for control.

It's a labor of love (labor of love)
Loving you
It's a labor of love. (labor of love)
I'm doing hard time of the heart
You're my labor of love (nah nah nah labor of love nah nah nah)

Joy replaced by sadness.
Sadness by joy.
You play with my heart like a child with a toy.
I love you.
I want you to love me.
I can almost pretend you do.

It's a labor of love (labor of love)
Loving you
It's a labor of love (labor of love)
I'm doing hard time of the heart.
You're my labor of love (nah nah nah labor of love nah nah nah)
Labor of love
Labor of love
Labor of love

Shay Kuntz
February 2001
For Maria and James; Here you go guys. My ode to 80’s hair pop.

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