Pierre Englebert

Lyrics

I was selling waffles on a sidewalk in Brussels
And I knew I could be so much more
I saw a stain on my pants in the shape of Maryland
And it got me dreaming of distant shores

The taxes, the weather, the dude with the crown
They held me back, they held me down
And when I couldn’t take it anymore
I hopped on a plane to Baltimore, [Baltimore?] Baltimore

AND IT WAS LOVE THE MOMENT HE LANDED
LOVE FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE
THE SPACIOUS SKIES, THE SHINING SEAS
Ranch dressing and pancakes at Denny’s
HE KNEW RIGHT THEN HE WAS HOME AND DELIVERED
As soon as we landed, I was a believer
HE WOULD BELONG BEFORE TOO LONG
I would listen to country and dig it

HE WAS LIVING THE LIFE BY THE 695
At the Aquarium, I fed and I dived
FAR FROM THE WAFFLES, FAR FROM THE FRIES
And on the weekend, I clubbed and I jived

BUT AFTER YEARS ALL ALONE
HE LONGED FOR A SOULMATE TO CALL HIS OWN
AND WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER WAIT
HE TAGGED ALONG ON A DOUBLE DATE

And it was love the moment she entered
IT WAS LOVE LIKE HE’D NEVER HAVE GUESSED
Her laugh, her jest, her swag from the Midwest
Her two front teeth that were just slightly parted
HE KNEW RIGHT THEN HE’D BE HERS FOREVER
As soon as I met her, I was a believer
THEY WOULD GET MARRIED, MAKE BABIES,
SETTLE TOGETHER IN LOS ANGELES

AND IT WAS LOVE THE MOMENT HE LANDED
It was love for the land of the free
AND IT WAS LOVE THE MOMENT SHE ENTERED
It was love like I’d never have guessed