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Most{~ Tr~il1gNot to DrOlVl1}
      I Lifteo M~ Heao

An~                                       winter came (anDcame) to bring us

Yester~a~                                 Dreams of time Ion{~

~ou foun~ me waking up                    pusbe~ out of tbe win~ow of m~
~runk an~ ma~e me a clover cbain          beaD
tbat kept until it turne~ over an~
broke on m~ booksbe{f                     Tbe first kiss b~ tbe rai{roa~ tracks
Icou{~teU if ~ou were in
b~ tbe {igbt sbining bebinDtbe            anDtbe first songl'~ ever written (suckeD)
cat in tbe win~ow                         about it

an~ IfinisbeDa last cigarette before      I talkeD to owls, ~ou ta{ke~ to E{vis
going insiDe                              an~ we smileD
on{~ a week or so before
IbaDseen ~ou stan~ing silent              we smi{eD...
wben we went to go get Dr. Pepper
anD ~ance                                 (Once ~ou were Drunk

I {e~~ou tbat nigbt                       an~ I took ~ou bome

anDtbougbt about ~ou in tbe future tense  anDtucke~ ~ou in anD (eft
somewbere bere ~ears before
~ou sneake~ into m~ sketcbbook            anD I can't remember if
an~ IremembereD an~ I
to{~ ~ou wben ...                         we kisseDtbat nigbt or not.)
wben Dreams take sbape
an~ open Doors                            DO~ou remember furtber back?

an~ DanceanDbo{~~ou on tbe floor          wben we saw tbat bippie banD
Don't let go, not even tbe first time
Don't let go...                           anD we Dance~ma~{~ wbir{ing
tbougb we were scareD
anDit was autumn                          about smoking a cigar

                                          ana ariving ~ou arouna in tbe front seat of
                                          m~ car

                                          (~ou fit tbere in tbe Nissan)

                                          wben winter came an~ I felt aeep{~

                                          asleep in tbe safe sbe{ter of ~our tbick covers

                                          an~ we slept a lot before ~ou flew awa~          )

                                          ({eavingme witb two weasels an~ a wease{-~ cat

                                          ana stiU Iremember wben tbe canole {igbt
                                          aance~ for us

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