On the corner of Government and Bay Avenue
  The old doomsday fanatic wore a crown of kudzu
  Sirens where wailing in the gulf coastal heat
  And it seemed like the whole world was in forced retreat
  I paid no attention, revolved through the door
  Passed the newspaper rack on the worn marble floor
  Near civil war history my heart skipped a beat
  She was standing on fiction stretched high on bare feet
  
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  Love in the library, quiet and cool
  Love in the library, there are no rules
  Surrounded by stories surreal and sublime
  I fell in love in the library once upon a time
  
  I was the pirate and she was the queen
  Sir Francis and Elizabeth the best there's ever been
  Then she strolled past my table and stopped at the stairs
  Then sent me a smile as she reached for Flaubert
  
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  She gathered her books, walked while she read
  Words never spoken but so much was said
  You can read all you want into this rendez-vous
  But it's safer than most things that lovers can do
  Well stories have endings and fantasies fade
  The guard by the door starts drawing the shade
  So write your own ending and hope they come true
  For the lovers and strangers on Bay Avenue
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