The Wonder Years

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Woke Up Older

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Woke Up Older

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You've got lunch with your sister tomorrow

So we can't be up late

You don't mind if I sleep in

But then I've gotta pack my things

So I stacked a Bukowski novel on a Blacklisted LP

And this time what it looked like was just what it proved to be

You said you needed a stiff drink to take your mind off things

Hey Jess, I woke up older

Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed

You left the room receded like my hairline

I've been avoiding Rittenhouse like the plague

Because I just can't handle seeing you today

You made this house into a home

Now, I'm a stranger on my street

And as I turned to leave

I caught myself in the mirror to see I aged a year this week

I left a note up on your bed that said

Hey, thanks again for everything you did

Hey Jess, I woke up older

Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed

You left the room receded like my hairline

When John introduced Woke Up New in St. Augustine

I knew I wasn't alone

When I woke up here without you

There was nothing to do but pack up and go home

Hey Jess, I woke up older

Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

Hey Jess, I woke up older

Carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

Hey Jess, I watched you wake up and get dressed

You left the room receded like my hairline

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