Robert you're an old soul with the smile of a child, and eyes that tell the story of a romantic reconciled

You say "I hate to break it to you since I'm leaving in July

But I've found love in your face and your red shoes, it's so contrived

And you probably won't remember since you're drowning in your drink

But I won't forget your modern mind as long as I live"

But Robert I remember the tears you wiped away

And how we both cried in the bar as I begged you to stay

Robert you're a kind man, I love to hear you speak

You teach me words in German and try not to laugh at me

Then I run my hand down your back as you pull my tangled hair

And you whisper 'bout how you wish we could always breathe this air

Then you tell me bout your parents, tell me all about your life

About the suitcase that you used to lose on every single flight

And Robert maybe it foreshadows where we are tonight

Because you'll lose me like you lost it at an airport in July

Oh lost were my wide eyes as I watched my body fall

Now on the ground your hands are gone

A life without you sounds so long

Oh Robert don't you disappear, I need your pretty lies

About how lovers always meet a second time

And lost were my wide eyes as I watched my body fall

Now on the ground your hands are gone

A life without you sounds so long

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And I kick the grass, curse at the clouds

Were you just a mirage?

'Cause on the ground your hands are gone

A life without you sounds so long

I just blinked your hands are gone

A life without you sounds so long