Written by: Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields
Performed by: J. Parr
Violin/Viola: Josh Misner
lyrics
The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing
But I love it when you read to me
And you can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact, that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb, but
I love it when you sing to me, and
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know, but
I love it when you give me things
And you ought to give me wedding rings
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