For Anyone Eighteen

All of the girls hoping for better things She didn't care; she was unaware All that she wanted was there in the backyard Blue sky, balloons in the afternoons Here in the dark, she feels her first heartbeat She throws back the shade to the sunshine Nothing could stop him from moving closer He turns to a clock as their legs entwine All of the boys waiting for something He didn't wait; he took everything His face like a child's, his hands like an old man's He sang all the time and he couldn't sing Here in the dark, he wants to forget her Run to the rooftop and fly away She covers his eyes and tells him to make a wish He laughs, but it ends in a sigh He laughs, but it ends in a sigh He laughs But it ends In a sigh