I just had a thought
We haven't really kept in contact
You're a phantom of a girl I once loved
A summer memory of life before we really knew it
So why now such a distance?
What happened to our straight clairvoyance?
If tonight's the eve of your birthday
then why isn't it me who's sleeping?
I stare out the window in bed tonight
Why doesn't the rain fall when you want it to?
I think I'll go back to my thoughts for now
Why doesn't it rain when you just feel like weeping?
So what's with the long face?
It's not as though the world's gonna end tonight
If you do it long enough it'll stick that way
You keep my mind full of questions
And apologies that will never be given
But we're not really kids any more are we?
I would act my age if I believed in dates
If today is tomorrow's past now lost
then why aren't I the one who's changing things?
I stare out the window in bed tonight
Why doesn't the rain fall when you want it to?
I think I'll go back to my thoughts for now
Why doesn't it rain when you just feel like breaking down?
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