its stuck there
yeah in my head
that one song from that night
the night when we saw the stars and it was the same sky as always
but it was different and we saw it and no one else did
no one else noticed and it was just fine like that
yeah that song
well its stuck and i need to hear it but i cant
and ive looked everywhere
that store that has everything-i-swear
(i found the LP you needed there last year remember?)
and they dont have it
and i asked everyone i know and they dont know it
and theyve never heard of it
i even looked at the place that doesnt have anything but rain checks
but they didnt have it
and i know i dont know much
so i thought id ask you if you remembered the words
just like when you sang them to me
and it was the first time they were ever born out of you
and your beautiful mouth and mind and throat
and they were new and precious
and maybe you know what im talking about
and maybe you dont
but im hoping against the willow trees on the shore of our lake
(the one we went to every other day that one summer)
that you do know
and that you do remember
because theyre beating and fluttering their wings in my chest
like a small bird
like a story that wont come out quite yet because its not ready
and i need to hear the song
to let it fly free
