Written on the horizon
You were there, you were there, you were there
I was sixteen and rising
Sitting home at your table
Playing house if you dare, if you dare
I was barely surviving

So unafraid and unaware
Like her mother never knew that she was there
We drove to the island, sleeping on the ferry
Always thought you were the boy that I would marry
And I can't help but thinking it's a sin
How the good guys always try but never win
'Cause I wanted something more than ordinary
And your love was always more than I could carry

But if I'm honest, babe
Don't think of you all that often
You're just another door I had to close before I could open
I remember what you said
The world can chew you up
And then it's gonna spit you right out
But if I'm honest, babe, that's exactly what I was hoping
Ain't it funny how you said it?

I was hungry for something
A little mic at the back of the bar
They gave free magazines out
You were turned on by dreamers
Kept a bag with a business card
I moved in by the weekend

So unafraid and unaware
Like her mother never knew that she was there
We drove to the island, sleeping on the ferry
Always thought you were the boy that I would marry
And I can't help but thinking it's a sin
How the good guys always try but never win
'Cause I wanted something more than ordinary
And your love was always more than I could carry

But if I'm honest, babe
Don't think of you all that often
You're just another door I had to close before I could open
I remember what you said
The world can chew you up
And then it's gonna spit you right out
But if I'm honest, babe, that's exactly what I was hoping
Ain't it funny how you said it?

Stars like a memory
I see the light
After it dies
(After it dies)
Stars like a memory
I see the light
After it dies
(After it dies)

Anyways
I came across a picture of your face
It made me think about you
I was sixteen and rising