School Nights

Won’t it be nice

When we can do this

And it’s not

A school night?

I always think this time of year

Is so unfair

Weather’s already decided

It’s summer

And here I am getting dressed

Because there’s school tomorrow

Otherwise I’d stay the night

Like you want

You want that, don’t you?

Just a couple more days

And when I come over

I’ll take my time with you

Make you a nice dinner

Watch a movie

Just talk, you know

Talk and relax

With each other

And there won’t be

This rush rush rush

To get on with it, right?

I’m looking forward to that

You know, I sit at my desk

And watch the kids--

All they do these days

Is take tests

And I--

I show them movies

Let them just sort of--

Glide into summer break

They’re kids, you know

Kids can’t focus

When it’s this hot out

Their bodies already know

It’s summer

Even if the school calendar

Doesn’t

The seniors are already gone

Colleges are out

And here’s me

With a gradebook

Trying to figure out

How I’m going to kill ten more days

Before I can finally

Feel like myself again

I unravel, you know

I really do

I mean, I--

Over the course of--

From September

To June

The person I am

Just comes apart

And I spend all my time

Trying to keep it together

By, uh, by coming over here

And seeing you

And, just…

Just trying to forget

About what I have to do

Tomorrow

You’re good

At making me forget

That’s what I appreciate

About you

Well, that and some other things

I know it’s been hard

Seeing me run out of here

Every night

Like my tail’s on fire

But--

I promise

Pretty soon

You’re going to get

My undivided attention

I’ll go to bed

Not caring what night it is

And wake up

Not knowing what day it is

And it’ll all be one big blur

Until the Fall

Comes around again

Doesn’t that sound nice?

Only problem is

The Fall comes so fast

Seems like

It comes faster and faster

The older I get

Do you feel that way too?

Or maybe it’s just me

Maybe I’m all alone

In thinking about things

That way

Wouldn’t surprise

Being all alone

Wouldn’t surprise me

One bit