woke up older

you've got lunch with your sister tomorrow

so we can't be up late

you don't mind if i sleep in

but then i've gotta pack my things

so i stacked a bukowski novel on a blacklisted lp

and this time what it looked like was just what it proved to be

you said you needed a stiff drink to take your mind off things

hey jess

i woke up older

carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

hey jess

i watched you wake up and get dressed

you left the room receded like my hairline

i've been avoiding rittenhouse like the plague

because i just can't handle seeing you today

you made this house into a home

now

i'm a stranger on my street

and as i turned to leave

i caught myself in the mirror to see i aged a year this week

i left a note up on your bed that said

hey

thanks again for everything you did

hey jess

i woke up older

carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

hey jess

i watched you wake up and get dressed

you left the room receded like my hairline

when john introduced woke up new in st. augustine

i knew i wasn't alone

when i woke up here without you

there was nothing to do but pack up and go home

hey jess

i woke up older

carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

hey jess

i woke up older

carrying two years in the bags under my eyes

hey jess

i watched you wake up and get dressed

you left the room receded like my hairline