She tried to hold me for a while She tried to whisper in my sleep She tried to tell me not to go I tried to tell her not to weep She showed me pictures on her phone Sitting in the empty room She smoked the next 'last cigarette' Said she's "really quitting soon"
In the two years I have known her She has never shed a tear But I guess I always told her What she wanted to hear
We talked of things that we remembered Every song we ever wrote Every dissonant crescendo Every fleeting passing note Every tiny little worry Every giant crushing fear Every failure and triumph She recounted in my ear
Every face that I encountered That has changed my life for good Every warning sign and red flag I misunderstood And I misunderstood
We agreed it was the end Of a pretty decent run And now the keys are given in It can never be undone And I probably wouldn't see her For at least a little while But I'm thankful that I knew her And made her smile And made her smile