Coming down this morning

Eyes are tired from warning shots

Fired through the night as thoughts

Rushing through my mind, as I fail to fall asleep

 

Maybe somewhere out there,

You’re lying down to try and keep

From having the same thoughts as me

Slip into your mind so quick, and suddenly you’re back

 

To a story lost, but maybe not forgotten

The details blur and you wonder if you’ve truly lost them

Among a million other memories along the way

 

I couldn’t quite recall her name

But when the sun would set just right, I could still recall the night, just not the same,

As it was when we were young,

Like a puzzle missing pieces, I can still make out the image, it just appears a bit unfinished

 

The seasons changed so quickly

Before I knew it, you were gone

On your own at twenty-one

Set to find a life all on your own away from here

 

You went to California

You said the sun would never set

You’d eventually pay all your debts

But you took a loan from me I know you never could repay

 

But that’s okay

Our memories aren’t worth much anyway

And I can feel

Them depreciating with each passing day

Remembered as a love not lost but left behind

 

Along the way I couldn’t quite recall her name

But when the sun would set just right, I could still recall the night, just not the same,

As it was when we were young,

Like a puzzle missing pieces, I can still make out the image, it just appears a bit unfinished

 

Along the way, I lost track of yesterdays,

Was the sun just a bit brighter, did I fight a little harder,

Or is that the game,

We all play inside our minds,

Just a hope to find another, future to discover, instead of the one we left