Swingset Chain

There's a playground that we used to run on

The penny-drop that broke her arm

The monkey bars that you fell from

The swingset chain that stuck with my tongue

It's thirty below and we're far gone

If you plant yourself here I wouldn't miss you for long

But then comes the day when you leave town

I'm back to the way I was when you weren't around

If you want to know what that was like

I'll tell you first, it was way too quiet

It rained a hundred nineteen days of the year

I spent my time falling down the stairs

I know I can't tie you to a leash

But something tells me you'd go further than Greece

And then I'll have to figure out what to do

I'm kind of afraid I'm co-dependent on you

I'm freaking out that we've started breaking down

Before momentum picked up

Now all these doors are locked

The trees trick you 'cause they're always standing still

If time was really racing by

You could see it when you drive

There's a rooftop deck where we still hang out

A couple of bars where we're not allowed

The roller-skates that threw you on your face

The park on the hill which was our only space

The fog is fast and it rolls right in

About the time I struck my first fifth of gin

I really don't mean to complain too much

But this is turning me into quite the lush

I'm freaking out that we're running out of time

But to do what?

Should I stop and think of that?

Is there something I could do to slow it down?

Live in a day for once

Instead of watch it screaming by

You're a dandelion seed

That flies through the air

And lands randomly

Then disappears

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I'm freaking out that we've started breaking down

Before momentum picked up

Now all these doors are locked

The trees trick you 'cause they're always standing still

If time was really racing by

You could see it when you drive