Evergreen

Off and on since 17

Still got the grass stains on my jeans

From when we'd meet up at the park

Under the trees watching the stars

Swore you were all I'd ever need

We stole your brothers, Mary Jane

'Cause life was just all fun and games

And though the years have come to pass

The memories they'll always last

Just like the leaves of evergreens

It seems like yesterday

We were parked in my driveway

Giving up and parting ways

I wish I stayed, had to leave

And I know it sounds cliché

But you're the one that got away

You'll always be

My evergreen

My evergreen

It's been five years since we last spoke

It's crazy how the time has flown

Now you're a teacher back at home

And I'm on tour playing shows

Somehow I've always kept you close

It seems like yesterday

We were parked in my driveway

Giving up and parting ways

I wish I stayed, had to leave

And I know it sounds cliché

But you're the one that got away

You'll always be

My evergreen

My evergreen

Maybe somewhere down the road

When we're washed up, gray and old

We could meet up at that park

Under that tree and watch the stars

Pick up the pieces that we broke

Till then I'm counting down the weeks

Before the next time that we meet

And even though you might forget

And maybe wish we never met

Just know you'll always be

My evergreen