if you were in my movie

if you were in my movie

you would win an Oscar

for playing the ex-lover

who just walked out the door

but in my script, you'd come back

and wouldn't leave again

and my life would be just

like it was back then

if you were in my movie

if you were in my movie

but life is not a movie

it's real

and it hurts

if you were in my novel

you'd win a Pulitzer Prize

for taking out the true parts

and replacing it with lies

but in my book, you'd be with me

with love forever true

and I would always cherish

the time I spent with you

if you were in my novel

if you were in my novel

but life is not a novel

it's real

and it hurts

if you were in my musical 

a Tony you would gain

for disregarding plot turns

and not mentioning my name

but in my play, you'd sing to me

and ease my troubled mind

instead I'm here stranded

after you left me behind

if you were in my musical

but life is not a musical

it's real

and it hurts

if you were in my movie

you'd win an Academy Award