Caramel
Music & Lyrics by Suzanne Vega

It won't do
to dream of caramel,
to think of cinnamon
and long for you.

It won't do
to stir a deep desire,
to fan a hidden fire
that can never burn true.

I know your name,
I know your skin,
I know the way
these things begin;

But I don't know
how I would live with myself,
what I'd forgive of myself
if you don't go.

So goodbye,
sweet appetite,
no single bite
could satisfy...

I know your name,
I know your skin,
I know the way
these things begin;

But I don't know
what I would give of myself,
how I would live with myself
if you don't go.

It won't do
to dream of caramel,
to think of cinnamon
and long
for you.

Copyright ⓒ 1996 WB Music Corp.(ASCAP)/Waifersongs, Ltd. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved/Used By Permission

Suzanne Vega - vocals
Steve Donnelly - electric guitar
Pete Thomas, Jerry Marotta - drums, percussion
Bruce Thomas - bass
Don Byron - clarinets
Dave Douglass - muted trumpets
Cecilia Sparacio - flutes
Mitchell Froom - keyboards, horn arrangement