13) A Toast to Us

It was always you, it was always you
There’s one girl for every man, damn, it was always you
Before the nightmares about you cheating on me made me sweat
You said, “Baby, just come on, breathe…”
Before we christened like every location with every position
And saw our future together in high definition
Before we rode across the country, love in our mission
Before we new that same road would be our road to perdition
We were meant for (each other) heavenly sent for (each other)
Star-crossed lovers we embodied the metaphor
Hard-knock loving like the bull and the matador
But now you’re wanting the ring, all I can bring is the war

So put it up, raise it up in the air one time
Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness
Toast to love, toast to changing your mind,
Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it
This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl
This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you
So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes
And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do

And here’s the status, long distance, a year-and-a-half
We were magical, mystical, love in a glass
See it was tragic, we kissed and we thought it would last
But at the end of the weekend, knew we had to move back
To New York, where I was scared you’d find somebody better
But just before you left you went to my closet for my sweater
Knowing wherever you wore it, all the brothers would stop
Cause no single 5’2’’ woman rocks an XL top
And when we danced it was obvious we elevated
Even family knew family was what we had created
And the people our age who were all getting hitched
Said we were next to be fixed, cause if we couldn’t make it
They knew they couldn’t make it, an artist couldn’t fake it
And I owe you the world for even thinking of waiting
But girl, I gotta spread my wings and be free
And when you’re done doing the same I hope you’re coming back to me

So put it up, raise it up in the air one time
Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness
Toast to love, toast to changing your mind,
Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it
This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl
This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you
So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes
And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do

No let’s get one thing clear, I’m still gonna be right here
Just a phone call away whenever you need an ear
But baby, we stopped growing and I’m trying to move forward
Twenty-two and truly need to experience more
Sure, our love is pure but it’s getting absorbed
By the spaces between us and it’s hurting our core
So we talk and it’s like I don’t even know what to do
I wrote the words before I had the chance to speak them to you
And doing it through song is not how I thought it would go down
But this music was the only way I could figure it out
The lesser of two evils do we keep going and drown?
Or end it now, hoping someday we come back around?
I hope I see you around, cause hey I’m letting you know
You were the one that got away before I even let you go
The girl from next door always helping me grow
Everyone else afraid of the secrets you already know

So put it up, raise it up in the air one time
Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness
Toast to love, toast to changing your mind,
Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it
This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl
This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you
So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes
And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do

So put it up, raise it up in the air one time
Come together so we never have to be apart and see the darkness
Toast to love, toast to changing your mind,
Toast to us, toast to the future when we can respark it
This one’s to the night, this one’s to the truth girl
This one’s to the only one that matters and that’s you
So put it down, and drink until we’ve forgotten our shoes
And dance to the groove for the chance that we can do what we do

Do what we do, do what we do, do what we do

Bye baby…