The mistake I made was to read the lyric sheet first. There's also a cover, which you already know.
More time passes.
Not that songwriters necessarily realize any of this, mind you. But Deborah Gibson, bless her, does. Most of her recordings over the years have been love songs. And on Think With Your Heart , each song has its own story to tell, its own unique spin on the subject. And maybe for some people it's not important to have any emotion more taxing than simple smugness.