Acland Street

Josephine you should have been on Acland Street tonight You could have seen these fallen dreams come bounding back to life But the boulevard felt lonely trying to walk it on my own I couldn't find the southern stars or Half the bars you'd shown me in the springtime Josephine I wish I'd seen you out beneath these lights A star crept from the movie screen To steal the heart of Saturday night I stumbled by that old guy that plays 'Careless' slightly wrong But missed you by my side all wild eye'd Drunk and singing along to any verse you half knew You said we'd always fall Like the sun across the ocean And I hear it all Like you're telling me today But I'd rather just forget And let these memories fade Then look back and regret Each time I should've said stay Josephine I've never been the one to say things right So I didn't want to kill the dream by calling out tonight Feeling sick from some cheap beer and stumbling through Luna park Just thinking about our last time here and trying To paint the dark in the shape of your smile You said we'd always fall Like the moon across the ocean And I hear it all Like you're telling me today But I'd rather just forget And let these memories fade Then look back and regret Each time I should've said stay Oh girl you know my heart keeps running Every time it thinks I've seen your face As pieces of our past are coming back With every dream that I've found lying around This place There's never enough dark to paint this Cold and empty heart beneath these lights Oh and Josephine I wish I could have seen you here On Acland Street tonight You said we'd always fall Like the stars across the ocean And I hear it all Like you're telling me today But I'd rather just forget And let these memories fade Then look back in depth That every game we used to play Back when we'd just expect Things would always stay the same Girl I still look back and regret Each time I should've said stay