the middle of july

we were running in the street

in the middle of july

this is the youngest that we'll be

in our soon forgotten lives

what if the family never comes?

what if it's you and me alone?

would that ever be enough?

could we be happy on our own?

i don't know how to live

like this anymore

in the middle of july

there was no way out

we were caught in the summer

that went on forever

she was buried in the yard

as the sun went down

and you know it'll get better

but you can't remember how

i saw you holding up the phone

can't hear that ringtone anymore

it's like it split open my chest

before it knocked me on the floor

you were leaning on the glass

a poison arrow to the head

somehow you had kept your balance

while i was face down on the bed

i don't know how to deal

with hope anymore

in the middle of july

there was no way out

we were caught in the summer

that went on forever

she was buried in the yard

as the sun went down

and you know it'll get better

but you can't remember how