When we were young and still
In love, we'd wander 'round
The strip pit, climb the hill
Look down where your brother drowned
Where boys still fish for bass
There we'd stand and you would sigh
The sun would shine like brass
There in the pond and you would cry
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young to really understand
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young, so we both grew apart
We'd row across the pond
The island topped with trees
Were you would show how fond
You were of me. My pleas
Of love would never fail
The silver moon would shine
On you, light on the shale,
And we'd get slowly drunker on our wine
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young to really understand
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young, so we both grew apart
And then one day you disappeared
I don't know why you're gone
I only hope that what I've feared
Has never seen the dawn
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young to really understand
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young, so we both grew apart
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young to really understand
That scar upon the land
That scar upon your heart
I was too young, so we both grew apart
"I was too you to really understand"
ReplyDeleteThis is intriguing. "Too you" - does it mean too much the other person? Or is it "too young" as in the other line? Sorry, just curious about the line. Please erase my comment if you want - I don't want to be leaving silly comments on your poetry page.
No, it should be "too young." But I like the idea of "too you," now that you mention it. I shall be a good artists and steal it for a future poem or song! :-)
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