Don't Push Send-Carrie Newcomer

[ti:Don't Push Send] [ar:Carrie Newcomer] [al:The Geography Of Light] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Don't Push Send - Carrie Newcomer [00:04.88]This is a story a very sad tale [00:07.48]Of intrigue romance and electronic mail [00:11.16] [00:11.68]A dangerous form of information [00:15.07]And the perils of instant gratification [00:18.89] [00:19.60]How many times did I hit my Mac [00:22.44]Want to crawl inside and take the whole thing back [00:26.18] [00:26.94]It's no use say it again and again [00:29.17] [00:30.20]Don't push send [00:32.86] [00:33.91]Carol wrote about the job's frustrations [00:37.23]What drove her crazy with aggravation [00:40.92] [00:41.73]A list of every person's faults [00:44.28]With precise and pithy wry insults [00:48.20]She sent it off to her best friend [00:52.09]But saw with horror as she pushed send [00:55.77] [00:56.48]She hit the keys and began to roar [00:59.74]She'd copied the entire office floor [01:02.94]So don't push send [01:05.42]Don't push send [01:06.72]There things that you can never quite amend [01:10.52] [01:11.27]I tell myself again and again [01:14.57]Don't push send [01:17.28] [01:18.18]Katherine wrote a note to her husband Ben [01:21.29]Using their pet names and vowing devotion [01:24.93]She said meet me at home in a little while [01:29.28]I'll be there waiting wearing nothing but a smile [01:32.47]But she got her answer from his great granddad Lee saying [01:36.78]"I don't think that this was meant for me [01:40.05]It was nice but I think it was for my grandson it's been [01:44.27]Years since anybody called me sugar buns" [01:47.82]Don't push send [01:49.60]Don't push send [01:50.97]There things that you can never quite amend [01:54.62] [01:55.63]I tell myself again and again [01:58.85]Don't push send [02:01.56] [02:02.52]The day was tough the week had really been something [02:06.03]Jane got a letter that pushed her buttons [02:10.30]She shot back as if her words were guns [02:13.63]Capitalizing every single one [02:16.81]Well she should have waited she should know [02:21.04]E-mail doesn't mix with merlot [02:24.70]She had to write back as you could guess [02:27.75]Plead e-mail recklessness and PMS [02:31.47]Well don't push send [02:33.94]Don't push send [02:35.46]There things that you can never quite amend [02:39.85]I tell myself again and again [02:43.17]Don't push send [02:45.89] [02:47.31]Just stop and think when I'm on the brink [02:50.86]Walk away from my computer [02:54.11] [02:54.68]Cause you can guess how we'll regret [02:58.28]And feel like such a loser [03:02.83] [03:19.68]After opposing counsel had acted like jerks [03:23.67]Joe got a letter from his partner at work [03:27.37]He meant to make changes cut and paste [03:30.43]But sent it off in his efficient haste [03:34.47]Well he tried to delete he tried to get back the note [03:38.14]But the letter had flown and that was all she wrote [03:42.03]The message was polite with professional class [03:45.37]But the subject line still said "what an a**" [03:49.29]Well don't push send [03:51.48]Don't push send [03:52.90]There things that you can never quite amend [03:57.41]I tell myself again and again [04:00.75]Don't push send [04:03.60] [04:04.56]Don't push send [04:07.01] [04:08.02]Don't push send