lyrics as drama dialogue

for example: "oh, the things we accept be the things we regret, m'dear" (Ashanti's "Foolish" - hey, the song even says "be"!) would sound GRATE spoken by a wise old villager in a very boring rural saga, possibly adapted from Hardy but missing the point.

the entire first verse of Marillion's "Kayleigh" on the other hand is exactly what the lead characters in a British costume drama ("Flambards" is the first to come into my mind) would say. she'd talk about the cherry blossoms in the market square, and the handsome male lead would say they looked like confetti. they'd laugh.