Oh hey, it’s been a minute
I forgot you for a minute
I didn’t forget you because of you
I forget because of me
Remembering you comes naturally
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When I remember you I remember
Thinking about you existing
In the same world at the same time as me
It makes me feel the same things I feel
Leaving the house on a crisp morning in late October
Hearing the leaves crunch between my feet and the sidewalk
Watching my breath, wispy in front of me
You’re the feeling of possibility
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Thinking about you
Not that far from where I am now
Makes me feel the same things I feel
In the first few seconds of that song by The Cranberries
-you know, the one from You’ve Got Mail–
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This feeling is nearing certainty
Are your lights on
Is your car running
Does your car have heat
Are you using it or are you still caught in that space between heat and air conditioning
Summer and fall
Possibility and uncertainty
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Are you thinking about driving toward me
Or are you already doing it?
Rounding the corner onto my block
The streetlights illuminating the fear, the anticipation, the turmoil, the everything else trying to hide in the shadows consuming your face
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I know it’s late but that doesn’t mean something new can’t start right now
Morning isn’t the only time for things to begin
Some of my best beginnings have been soaked in October moonlight
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I know you know some nights I can’t settle down
And I can’t go home
I know you know some nights I drive around listening to song after song after song
Looking for the right one to take me home
I do it with more than just songs
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Drive toward me
I’ve been working on my certainty
Starting with being certain of you
Drive toward me
I’ll meet you where the streetlights fade into moon
Which one am I?
Which one are you?
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Headlights fade into headlights
And I’m still not sure
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