The busy streets outside
Are muted by the radio.
Fancy cafes are far from reach;
Fast food's the place we go.
We both belong to provinces
At this time the cars are parked at home.
If it were any other day
We'd be lying on our beds alone.
But we stole a little moment,
We took what we could get.
We've got twenty minutes at McDonald's
To make memories we can't forget.
My head draws me a future
And it's filled with misery.
The only outcome I predict
Is a friend too far from me.
I am irrationally jealous
Of the new people you'll face
Anxiety dictates
One of them take my place
And it used to bother me,
How much I trusted you.
I'd found a genuine friend
In a world filled with fools.
But I have learned to let go.
I know you cannot stay.
No matter what I want,
I cannot fight this fate.
But I can treasure these minutes,
They don't need to be intense.
Conversations with you
Will stay long in my head.
I won't tell you I love you,
That you're far more than a friend.
How unwise it would be
To start something that has to end.
Tomorrow I bid farewell
The hopes my heart had set on you.
The way I marvel at your simplest move,
You'll remain without a clue.
But I'll memorize this moment
And the smile in your face.
We've created a happy memory
At 9:28
Mar 24, 2021
Mar 24, 2021 at 9:04 PM UTC
The busy streets outside
Are muted by the radio.
Fancy cafes are far from reach;
Fast food's the place we go.
We both belong to provinces
At this time the cars are parked at home.
If it were any other day
We'd be lying on our beds alone.
But we stole a little moment,
We took what we could get.
We've got twenty minutes at McDonald's
To make memories we can't forget.
My head draws me a future
And it's filled with misery.
The only outcome I predict
Is a friend too far from me.
I am irrationally jealous
Of the new people you'll face
Anxiety dictates
One of them take my place
And it used to bother me,
How much I trusted you.
I'd found a genuine friend
In a world filled with fools.
But I have learned to let go.
I know you cannot stay.
No matter what I want,
I cannot fight this fate.
But I can treasure these minutes,
They don't need to be intense.
Conversations with you
Will stay long in my head.
I won't tell you I love you,
That you're far more than a friend.
How unwise it would be
To start something that has to end.
Tomorrow I bid farewell
The hopes my heart had set on you.
The way I marvel at your simplest move,
You'll remain without a clue.
But I'll memorize this moment
And the smile in your face.
We've created a happy memory
At 9:28
For a friend who moved to the other side of the world.
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