From the recording If Not Now, When
Lyrics
I was just in high school when I saw her standing there. She was small and fragile, but I was caught up in a stare. But we didn’t even know that we would really put on a show. Then, she thought I should go. Now years have passed, and now she calls me on the phone.
You said you’re leaving me all alone, a pure conveniency to have your own all-American family. But now I know it’s pure complacency.
The last time we spoke you said it wasn’t mine, but I don’t think that’s true. Calling me to tell me everything is just fine. Well, isn’t it funny because I don’t believe you.
College graduation; I walked the line without you there, but congratulations. It seems you’ve found someone that cares.
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were playing our favorite song. We didn’t know if we’d begin. Then, you said to me, "If not now, when?"
On the phone, you said you’re leaving me all alone, a pure conveniency to have your own all-American family. But now I know it’s pure complacency.
The last time we spoke you said it wasn’t mine, but I don’t think that’s true. Calling me to tell me everything is just fine. Well, isn’t it funny because I don’t believe you.
I find it hard to imagine you would run from me like this without a slight attraction to the life I know you miss.
You said you’re leaving me all alone, a pure conveniency to have your own all-American family. But now I know it’s pure complacency.
The last time we spoke you said it wasn’t mine, but I don’t think that’s true. Calling me to tell me everything is just fine. Well, isn’t it funny because I don’t believe you.