Allie woke up 8AM
Graduation day.
Got into a car,
And crashed along the way. When we arrived late to the wake,
Stole the urn while they
Looked away,
And drove to the beach
'Cause I knew you'd want it
That way. And you were standing
On the hood of the car
Singing out loud
When the sun came up. And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime It felt like a lifetime And you move like water
I could drown in you.
And I fell so deep once,
Till you pulled me through You would tell me
"No one is allowed to be so proud
They never reach out
When they're giving up." And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime Are you sitting in the lights?
Or combing your hair again,
And talking in rhymes?
Are you sitting in the lights? When I got home, heard the phone,
Your parents had arrived.
And your dad set his jaw
Your mom just smiled and sighed. But they left soon
And I went to my room.
Played that disc that you'd given me,
And I shut my eyes
Swear I could hear the sea. When we were standing
On the hood of your car
Singing out loud when the sun came up. And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes,
Three and a half minutes, Felt like a lifetime.