I walked through the door with you
The air was cold
But somethin’ ’bout it felt like
Home somehow
And I left my scarf there
At your sister’s house
And you’ve still got it
In your drawer, even now
Oh, your sweet disposition
And my wide-eyed gaze
We’re singin’ in the car
Getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves fallin’ down like
Pieces into place
And I can picture it
After all these days
And I know it’s long gone and
That magic’s not here no more
And I might be okay but I’m not
Fine at all, oh, oh, oh
‘Causе there we arе again on that
Little town street
You almost ran the red
‘Cause you were lookin’ over at me
Wind in my hair
I was there
I remember it all too well
Photo album on the counter
Your cheeks were turnin’ red
You used to be a little kid with glasses
In a twin-sized bed
And your mother’s tellin’ stories ’bout you
On the tee-ball team
You taught me ’bout your past
Thinkin’ your future was me
And you were tossing me the car keys
Fuck The Patriarchy
Keychain on the ground
We were always skippin’ town
And I was thinkin’ on the drive down:
“Any time now
He’s gonna say it’s love”
You never called it what it was
‘Til we were dead and gone and buried
Check the pulse and come back swearing
It’s the same
After three months in the grave
And then you wondered where it went to
As I reached for you
But all I felt was shame
And you held my lifeless frame
And I know it’s long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
‘Cause there we are again in the
Middle of the night
We’re dancin’ ’round the kitchen
In the refrigerator light
Down the stairs
I was there
I remember it all too well
And there we are again
When nobody had to know
You kept me like a secret
But I kept you like an oath
Sacred prayer and we’d swear
To remember it all too well
Yeah
Well, maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece
‘Til you tore it all up
Runnin’ scared
I was there
I remember it all too well
And you call me up again just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of bein’ honest
I’m a crumpled-up piece of paper lyin’ here
‘Cause I remember it all, all, all
They say all’s well that ends well
But I’m in a new hell every time
You double-cross my mind
You said if we had been closer in age
Maybe it would’ve been fine
And that made me want to die
The idea you had of me, who was she?
A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel
Whose shine reflects on you
Not weepin’ in a party bathroom
Some actress askin’ me what happened: You
That’s what happened: You
You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes
Sippin’ coffee like you’re on a late-night show
But then he watched me watch the front door all night
Willin’ you to come
And he said: “It’s supposed to be fun
Turning 21″
Time won’t fly, it’s like I’m paralyzed by it
I’d like to be my old self again
But I’m still tryin’ to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights
When you made me your own
Now you mail back my things
And I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf
From that very first week
‘Cause it reminds you of innocence
And it smells like me
You can’t get rid of it
‘Cause you remember it all too well
Yeah
‘Cause there we are again
When I loved you so
Back before you lost
The one real thing you’ve ever known
It was rare
I was there
I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair
You were there
You remember it all
Down the stairs
You were there
You remember it all
It was rare
I was there
I remember it all too well
And I was never good at tellin’ jokes
But the punch line goes:
I’ll get older, but your lovers
Stay my age
From when your Brooklyn broke
My skin and bones
I’m a soldier who’s returning
Half her weight
And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?
‘Cause in this city’s barren cold
I still remember the first fall of snow
And how it glistened as it fell
I remember it all too well
Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?
Just between us, do you remember it all too well?
Just between us (Just between us)
I remember it all too well
(Wind in my hair), I was there, I was there)
(Down the stairs, I was there, I was there)
(Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there)
(It was rare, you remember it all too well)
(Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there)
(Down the stairs, I was there, I was there)
(Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there)
(It was rare, you remember it all too well)
(Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there)
(Down the stairs, I was there, I was there)
(Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there)
(It was rare, you remember it)
(Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there)
(Down the stairs, I was there, I was there)
(Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there)