This was stupid
We made a mistake
Tomorrow will be better
And when we wake
We’ll ask, “what happened?”

We didn’t eat a TV dinner,
But **** we put on a show.
You wouldn’t take us for actors,
But we know how to fake a smile.
My family is not plastic,
We are not.
We’re just a little “staged”
And when things aren’t perfect,
We know what part to play.

Where are you, my childhood?
You were a fool that I loved
Kites remind me when they fly above.
You’re gone but not dead,
Gone but not forgotten.
Your memory still breathes
When your winds blow my heart in.

This time of year, I want a beret
Woolen and soft,
It’s cafe and chic
We’ll go ice skating
Catch the train
Take Polaroid pictures
And be happy
But I can’t find that stupid,
Perfect-colored beret

We’ll still go ice skating
Catch the train
Take Polaroid pictures
And look happy
But I’ll still wish I had that beautiful, perfect, stupid beret