some people mourn over the lovers they lost
who may live in different parts of town
who may live in different cities, different countries
or sometimes halfway across the world
therefore it's reasonable that they be utterly upset
or so they say

to them, it is only okay
because they are unable to see them on a daily basis
but what if i told you
that the one i love lives just one block away?
many people would think
"wow, you're definitely luckier than most people"

but tell me
do you know what it feels like
to live one block away from the person you love
who's heart is taken by someone else
and never being able to see them
or build up the nerve
to even say hi?

as i stare out the streetcar window
i wish that maybe, just maybe
you would walk up the stairs of this same streetcar
see my face & just stare
the way that you used to
and maybe that one glance
would make you fall in love with me
all over again
maybe, just maybe

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