So Close

Sat on a jetty, sullen and petty
Watching you skip rocks on the lake
You held one up in such a way
And watched it glide over waves
I couldn’t let the silence break

You turned to ask me, what thoughts kept me
From letting my feet sink in the sand
Made something up really fast
About our plans, we had to dash
I couldn’t reveal too much on demand

The truth
Would’ve kept you further from me
You sat so close to me
Theatergoers going mad
Drinking beer in paper bags

Out with your friends, I tried to pretend
I was up for being your kind of girl
You stepped away a couple times
I filled in the gaps and didn’t mind
Told ’em you’d a heart as big as the world

After goodbyes, I started to cry
Wondering what that feeling was
Then, as it started to rain
Suddenly, I could explain
That feeling, it was probably love

The truth
Would’ve kept you further from me
You sat so close to me
Cornered in a corner booth
Drinking beer from the tallest glass

I crossed the state, to catch up real late
And fell asleep while watching Chappelle
Then as we shed our clothes
It took just moments to know
We don’t fit together real well

The truth
Would always keep you further from me
I’d been so close to you
Dreamers in a dreaming land
Drinking beers they can’t even stand