Alex Dezen - If You Can Say “I Love You” on a Greeting Card, How Can It Be True? lyrics

[Verse 1] It was a dream my mother had since she was 9 years old To be on the silver screen like Greta Garbo Yeah she did whatever I guess she could do And made it as far as the first floor of Macy's showroom That's where she met my father in 73 They fell in love or something like that But he was already married Ooh ooooh with two boys name Todd and Keith [Verse 2] I used to set little fires and climb up in really tall trees When my parents moved to Jersey in the 80's Yeah we tried to be good and keep the peace But that was a little something that just wasn't all that easy One night my mother and us try to leave My father knocked her down and my sister got [?] she called the police They came but the visit was brief [Chorus] If you can swear to be faithful Then throw away a pair of baby shoes If you can say I love you on a greeting card Then tell me how can it be true Mmm mmm how can it be true [Verse 3] My mother take the three of us and move to the west side Where I learned how to steal money and get high And I saw my father every other weekend alone My mother wasn't happy needless to say my sister didn't go Then one time I came downstairs a little late He yelled at me he told me I was selfish Then he drove away Mmm mmm there was nothing I could say [Chorus] If you can swear to be honest Then [?] If you can say I love you on a greeting card Then tell me how can it be true Mmm mmm how can it be true If you can swear to be honest Then throw away the bride and groom If you can write I love you on a greeting card Then tell me how can it be true Mmm mmm how can it be true Mmm mmm how can it be true Mmm mmm how can it be true