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