Intro
Verse 1
Now And Then She Rereads The Manuscript
Of The Entire Torrid Affair
They Compared Their Licenses
He Said, "I'm Not A Donor But
I'd Give You My Heart If You Needed It"
She Rolled Her Eyes And Said
"You're A Professional"
He Said, "No, Just A Good Samaritan"
He Said That If The Sex Was Half As Good As The Conversation Was
Soon They'd Be Pushin' Strollers
But Soon It Was Over
Verse 2
Photo Album On The Counter, Your Cheeks Were Turning Red
You Used To Be A Little Kid With Glasses In A Twin-Sized Bed
And Your Mother's Telling Stories 'Bout You On The Tee-Ball Team
You Taught Me 'Bout Your Past, Thinking Your Future Was Me
And You Were Tossing Me The Car Keys
"Fuck The Patriarchy" Keychain On The Ground
We Were Always Skipping Town
And I Was Thinking On The Drive Down
Any Time Now, He's Gonna Say It's Love
You Never Called It What It Was
'Til We Were Dead And Gone And Buried
Check The Pulse And Come Back
Swearing It's The Same
After Three Months In The Grave
And Then You Wondered Where It Went To
As I Reached For You
But All I Felt Was Shame
And You Held My Lifeless Frame
Pre-Chorus
And I Know It's Long Gone And
There Was Nothing Else I Could Do
And I Forget About You Long Enough
To Forget Why I Needed To
Chorus
'Cause Here We Are Again In The Middle Of The Night
We're Dancing 'Round The Kitchen In The Refrigerator Light
Down The Stairs, I Was There
I Remember It All Too Well
Verse 3
In The Age Of Him, She Wished She Was Thirty
And Made Coffee Every Morning In A Frеnch Press
Afterwards She Only Atе Kids' Cereal
And Couldn't Sleep Unless It Was In Her Mother's Bed
Verse 4
They Say "All's Well That Ends Well"
But I'm In A New Hell Every Time
You Double-Cross My Mind
You Said If We Had Been Closer In Age
Maybe It Would Have Been Fine
And That Made Me Want To Die
The Idea You Had Of Me, Who Was She?
A Never-Needy, Ever Lovely Jewel
Whose Shine Reflects On You
Not Weeping In A Party Bathroom
Some Actress Asking Me What Happened
You
That's What Happened: You
You, Who Charmed My Dad With Self-Effacing Jokes
Sipping Coffee Like You Were On A Late Night Show
But Then He Watched Me Watch The Front Door
All Night, Willing You To Come
And He Said, "It's Supposed To Be Fun...
Turning 21"
Bridge
And The Years Passed
Like Scenes Of A Show
The Professor Said To Write What You Know
Lookin' Backwards
Might Be The Only Way To Move Forward
Then The Actors
Were Hitting Their Marks
And The Slow Dance
Was Alight With The Sparks
And The Tears Fell
In Synchronicity With The Score
And At Last
She Knew What The Agony Had Been For
Verse 5
Time Won't Fly, It's Like I'm Paralyzed By It
I'd Like To Be My Old Self Again, But I'm Still Trying To Find It
After Plaid Shirt Days And Nights When You Made Me Your Own
Now You Mail Back My Things And I Walk Home Alone
But You Keep My Old Scarf From That Very First Week
'Cause It Reminds You Of Innocence And It Smells Like Me
You Can't Get Rid Of It
'Cause You Remember It All Too Well, Yeah
Chorus
'Cause There We Are Again When I Loved You So
Back Before You Lost The One Real Thing You've Ever Known
It Was Rare, I Was There
I Remember It All Too Well
Post-Chorus
Wind In My Hair, You Were There
You Remember It All
Down The Stairs, You Were There
You Remember It All
It Was Rare, I Was There
I Remember It All Too Well
Verse 6
And I Was Never Good At Telling Jokes
But the punchline goes :
"I'll Get Older, But Your Lovers Stay My Age"
From When Your Brooklyn Broke My Skin And Bones
I'm A Soldier Who's Returning Half Her Weight
And Did The Twin Flame Bruise Paint You Blue?
Just Between Us, Did The Love Affair Maim You Too?
Cause In This City's Barren Cold
I Still Remember The First Fall Of Snow
And How It Glistened As It Fell
I Remember It All Too Well
Just Between Us Did The Love Affair Maim You
All Too Well
Just Between Us, Do You Remember It
All Too Well
Just Between Us, I Remember It All Too Well
Verse 3
The Only Thing That's Left Is The Manuscript
One Last Souvenir From My Trip To Your Shores
Now And Then I Reread The Manuscript
But The Story Isn't Mine Anymore
