Ani DiFranco – How Long Can It Last

Two years ago

Before you felt so familiar

Before I could remember your last name

I remember now

How our bright spring green deepened

With the years the seasons changed

And we were lush as the underside of August

The streets looked like water

They swelled and they shimmered

And they stretch like the sea

And dressed in my best shining skin

And my squiny eyes

I put the miles behind me

And it took us so long to get here

You gotta write between lines

You gotta read between the years

And fleetingly we see ourselves pass

Driving a good thing

And wondering how long can it last

How long can it last

How long can it last

How long can it last

And there was much to forgive

And there was much to forget

It seems we both stood by

While the record was set

And now when I look at you

And when you look at me

It’s a much different view

We are both decked out in our history

And it took us so long to get here

You gotta write between the lines

And read between the years

And feetingly we see ourselves pass

Driving a good thing

And wondering, how long can it lost

How long can it last etc.