Benevolent Collegiate rolled his eyes and walked away
And if you could believe it
His stride is lengthened by his sense of wonder
Oh well, I lost that shine
Didn't I?

Not long ago, you held me on the banks of rolling isles
Not long ago, you read to me pedantic poetry
and I would smile

And if I could retrace it
I'd match the steps we took to
Merely recreate it, lie to myself
"Everyone else don't forget"

Not long ago, you held me on the banks of rolling isles
Not long ago, our middlebrow status quo rituals sufficed
In a whirlwind spin around
In a whirlwind spin around

I waver in the night toss turn eleven times
And I won't apologize for something I'm not sorry for
Mind racing over time turns out all my friends were right
And I won't apologize for something I'm not sorry for
This cocktail is over priced
I'll do my best to keep things light
But I won't apologize for something I'm not sorry for
Lay barren, eulogize holy water, lemon rind
And I won't apologize for something I'm not sorry for