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A Kindness Oncoming

from Tattoos by rioghnach

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the first time that i met you, i dreamed or i knew
we'd be sitting on a pair of playground swings at fifty-two
wearing splinters on our thighs
and smiles a couple miles wide,
catching up on years of our lives

i wondered if your favorite color was anywhere near mine
and if you hated all cliches like "then the stars aligned"
no, these aren't important things,
but far as conversation goes,
it went just fine

let's just share a witty line,
in five years, a glass of wine,
we will talk ten thousand times
be a friend of mine
be a friend of mine

you'll have some harder days, some harder weeks and months and years
i don't have much to offer 'cept a willing pair of ears
we'll sit across a plastic table tucked away in some cafe
and laugh away the day

my natural state of being is being next to you
listening to that band i never liked, but hey, you do
and life is always twice as fun when we are two 'cause we are one
you are the sun

come to me when you're resigned
come to me when you're maligned
you and i are halves designed
be a friend of mine,
be a friend of mine

your front door feels just like coming home
your voice is why i pick up the phone
i hope that you never feel alone
you won't be on your own

let's go roller-skating when we're really much too old
and talk about the times we didn't do what we were told
the little things, the way we laugh, reminds me of some endless past
and here we are grown-up at last

my favorite me is hard to find
she's the one you bring to mind
you put me right back in line
be a friend of mine,
be a friend of mine

sometimes our words start to rhyme
we're two twins like gemini
though that might not be your sign,
just like stars we shine
be a friend of mine,
be a friend of mine

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from Tattoos, released June 24, 2013

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