Above The Chinese Restaurant

I still freeze when I look at these faded photographs from February

Last twenty second or twenty third

Shared some dumplings, whispered some words

We had two, maybe three bucks saved between us

Sat in blankets on the floor

Used to wish for money in rain

A west side apartment, paper plane

Then you left in May

Took the wrong long way back home

Wish I'd known that I had all I could want

In our tiny apartment above the Chinese restaurant

Street sounds blistered with neon lights

Heard the nеighbors snoring every other night

Eating dumplings from nеxt door

Finish 'em up, they'd give us some more

Didn't realize we had it all

Even when the roof came caving in that fall

I loved you more than you know

Covered in flakes of crystal white snow

Then you left in May

Took the wrong long way back home

Wish I'd known that I had all I could want

In our tiny apartment above the Chinese restaurant