When she says margarita she means daiquiri.

And when she says, "I'll never speak to you again," 

she means, "Put your arms around me from behind as I stand disconsolate at the window."

He's supposed to know that.

When a man loves a woman

he is in New York and she is in Virginia

or he is in philly performing, and she is in New York, working

or she is wearing a tank top and sunglasses in prospect park

and he is playing baseball right across from her

and she is standing disconsolate at the window 

overlooking the bay

where a regatta of many-colored sails is going on

while he is stuck on the train due to a sick passenger

When a woman loves a man

it is one ten in the morning

she is asleep

he is watching the yankees yet lose another game

and eating a bowl of frosted flakes

and two hours later he wakes up

and staggers into bed where she remains asleep and very warm.

When she says tomorrow she means in three or four weeks.

When she says, "We're talking about me now," he stops talking.

Her best friend comes over and says, "Did somebody die?"

When a woman loves a man,

they have gone to swim naked in the stream on a glorious July day

with the sound of the waterfall like a chuckle of water

rushing over smooth rocks, and there is nothing alien in the universe.

Ripe apples fall about them.

What else can they do but eat?

When he says, "nice apple"

"that's very original of you," she replies,

dry as the martini he is sipping.

They fight all the time It's fun What do I owe you?

Let's start with an apology

A sign is held up saying "Laughter." It's a silent picture.

"I've been layed without a kiss,"

she says, "and you can quote me on that,"

might've sound sexier if it was said in spanish

One year they broke up seven times

and threatened to do it another nine times.

When a woman loves a man,

she wants him to meet her at the airport in puerto rico with a jeep.

When a man loves a woman he's there.

He doesn't complain that she's two hours late

and there's nothing in the refrigerator.

When a woman loves a man, she wants to stay awake.

She's like a child crying at nightfall because she didn't want the day to end.

When a man loves a woman, he watches her sleep, thinking:

as midnight to the moon is sleep to the beloved.

A thousand fireflies wink at him.

The frogs sound like the string section of the orchestra warming up.

The stars dangle down like earrings the shape of grapes.