I was 18 and so were you
I was that birkenstock geek rock dude
You were the back flip, doe-eyed,
Tree-climbing, earth-mama, beautiful evergreen girl

And I never thought that I could be
Gettin' my grey hair with you beside me
And there's something I'm blind to but you still see

And it couldn't be better, I know
It shouldn't be easier to hold
I should stop waiting for the other boot to fall

I wanna be the toy in your cereal box
I wanna be Charter in your peace talks
I wanna get almost too familiar
But still notice the way that you walk

If you said you were going away
I'd run on the tarmac
And I would lay down in front of the plane
Just to get you to stay

'cause it couldn't be better, I know
It shouldn't be easier to hold
I should stop waiting for the other boot to fall

Got everything I'd ever wanted here
Everything, then this constant fear
I'm sure I'm gonna lose it all
Just waiting for the other boot to fall

If you thought I could be replaced
I wouldn't just stop w/ an ear
I would cut off my whole fuckin' face
Just to make my point clear

That it couldn't be better, I know
It shouldn't be easier to hold
I should stop waiting for the other boot to fall
I'm waiting for the other boot to fall



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    I can really relate to this song as I can to most of Glen's songs. It's finding the relationship you wanted for your whole life and thinking it will fall apart at any time.

    rewc27on July 15, 2007   Link

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