claire's ninth

so she stands and waits and waits at the school gate

they're late

they come

so dumb

in two cars when they agreed one

and it's gone wrong on her birthday

so they go to joe's for pizza and ice cream

they sit and stare and claire just wants to be 9 and a half

next year she'll tell them she only wants world peace

but claire

claire baby

i wish you knew how this all got twisted

i wish you could see right inside us

in all of this stuff

the best of us that we can't get out

what's the point of this

what's wrong with two birthdays

it's cool at school

her friends

they all have two birthdays

oh geez

he just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday

but claire

claire baby

i wish you knew how this all got twisted

i wish you could see right inside us

in all of this stuff

the best of us that we can't get to

here's the cheque

they pay with two cards like they've never met

goodbyes outside; it's cold in la

claire

claire baby

i wish you knew how this all got twisted

i wish you could see right inside us

the best of us for most of us

or what we were

you're all that's left

it used to be our birthday too