Eighteen

I fantasize about the moment
Late in June, that summer night
When I turned to you and said
That I would love you all my life

But then you had to go away
You said to me while I was crying
That you would be back in a year
But now that time has gone on by

So I’ll go back and dream of you
And that’s all I can do

Somehow I’m 21
But I know that cannot be
‘Cause in my mind, we’re still together
And I’m only 18
And I know you had to go
Time has slipped beneath our feet
But damn, I’d die for one more night
To just be 18

10 months quiet and you came over
All my work went right undone
But every date is a reminder that
You don’t think I’m the one

So I’ll go back and dream of you
And that’s all I can do

Somehow I’m 21
But I know that cannot be
‘Cause in my mind, we’re still together
And I’m only 18
And I know you had to go
Time has slipped beneath our feet
But damn, I’d die for one more night
To just be 18

There’s nothing more that I could want
Than for you to be here now
But I would give it all away
To not feel like I’m breaking down
I ran away, I crashed my car
Trying not to end up sad
But then you had to go destroy
The image of you that I had
That last thing that I had

Sometimes I’m still 13
And it’s the day we’re gonna meet
Oh, it’s the age of telling secrets
Love was so beyond our reach
And sometimes I still go back
Hoping you’ll be there for me
But you don’t want me in your life
And I’m not 18