"And I hear that song sometimes and imagine us much more than friends - like if we stayed in this town, bought the first house that went up on sale, and how each Christmastime would bring in-laws and snow days and holiday mail."
He imagines life with her but knows it will never happen; and that's what makes the subsequent reality sound so profound its simplicity: "your dad says you've been living in Georgia, since last September." I imagine him visiting her house over Christmas, finding out she's not home.
The last stanza kills me:
"And I hear that song sometimes and imagine us much more than friends - like if we stayed in this town, bought the first house that went up on sale, and how each Christmastime would bring in-laws and snow days and holiday mail."
He imagines life with her but knows it will never happen; and that's what makes the subsequent reality sound so profound its simplicity: "your dad says you've been living in Georgia, since last September." I imagine him visiting her house over Christmas, finding out she's not home.