[Verse 1: Adam Melchor]
Amelia is always reading books with sweet quotations
Tryna find a glimpse of light, a source of inspiration
She scribbles on a Post-it note her new-found, one-line anecdotes
And sticks them to a fridge for motivation

[Chorus: Adam Melchor]
It appears to me that empathy's the gift that keeps on giving
She wrote it in the diary of living

[Verse 2: Bruno Major, Adam Melchor & Bruno Major]
Amelia and John got married in the early sixties
Back then, she was all he loved before he found the whisky
"In sickness and in health", she said
The fine print she had nevеr read
The person who you fеll for might go missing

[Chorus: Adam Melchor & Bruno Major, Bruno Major]
A lover is an enemy you choose to keep forgiving
She wrote it in the diary of living

[Bridge: Adam Melchor & Bruno Major]
Let the choirs of fallen angels sing the hallelujahs
Let the devil on your shoulder try their best to fool ya
'Cause there are pages missing
In the diary of living
[Verse 3: Adam Melchor, Adam Melchor & Bruno Major]
Amelia is paying for her daughter's education
Strokes her hair, says goodbye and drops her at the station
There's so much she wants to say before her baby goes away
She'll save it for another conversation

[Chorus: Adam Melchor & Bruno Major, Adam Melchor]
You can only learn the lessons you are ready to be given
You can find them in the diary of living

[Outro: Adam Melchor & Bruno Major, Adam Melchor]
Let the choirs of fallen angels sing the hallelujahs
Let the devil on your shoulder try their best to fool ya
'Cause there are pages missing
In the diary of living
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