“Oh you are from Asia, or the Ukraine?”
It's great to meet you, did you say you were Jane?”
“I'm Bud from Michigan, a name that isn't too hard”
“No, sorry, but I won't buy you an Apple Gift card”

“You say you're looking for love?”
“It's not at all what I was thinking of”
“I'm just looking for a friend”
“When will the scams end?”

“You're Sandra Bullock?! I talked to twenty of you!”
“Yes, and each one claims to be the one who is true”
“Twenty of you, you all can't be the real star”
“Yet still I wonder, who you really are”

“I'm not really looking for love, I'm happy alone”
“You see, I'm set in my ways, and happy on my own”
“I hope you find someone, who's compatible with you”
“The first step in that, is to be honest and to be true”
“Let the true you flow out”
“Leave no room for any doubt”

I chat with many people, and so many are deceiving.
Either that or they expect you to be like them.
Scammers, looking for love, looking for a rich partner.
All I wanted was a friend. Years ago, I could find friends
in chat. These days, it's very hard to find anyone like that.

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