From the recording Snapshots (1998)
Lyrics
RL
Words & Music by Dave Nachmanoff – 1998
They made a slip connection, in a cyberbar somewhere
He said, I didn’t mean to irk you,
I was hoping for a chat
She said, “My homepage or yours,” and they were ROTFL
They had all-night conversations, many more times after that
CHORUS:
He said, “I virtually love you
But sometimes I wish that you could spell
Maybe someday we could meet off-line
Maybe someday you could meet me in RL”
“RL,” she said, “I think I might have heard of that before
But my online Rand McNally’s incomplete
You see, I live in Chicago,” he typed, “Funny so do I”
At the same time, they both typed the words
“What street?”
Bridge:
She typed, “M-A-P-E-L,” he typed “M-A-P-L-E
I’m right near 34th street,” she typed in caps
“That’s right near me!”
(Repeat Chorus)
He’s noticing the waitress in the coffee shop downstairs
As she writes the breakfast specials on a chalkboard by the door
It’s French toast with maple syrup, & he can’t believe his eyes
So he jumps up from the table, spills his coffee on the floor
He says, “I know you’ve never seen me, but I feel as though we know each other well
And I’m so glad that I found you off line
Maybe it’s a good thing you can’t spell
Or I never would have found you in RL”