[Listening to -  "Graduation" - Vitamin C] -not on playlist-

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives

So I was sitting up in the beech tree this morning, and I looked up the trunk from where I sat.

Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I started to think, “Wow, it must have taken a long time for this tree to get so tall and strong.”

I keep thinking times will never change
And this got me thinking about how I’d seen that tree for 14 years now.

Keep on thinking things will always be the same
Another birthday gone by, but it’s bothering me now.

But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
So I started looking around at my front yard. I could almost see all the people who had come and passed.

No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
Continuing to look about, I could recall so many people, so many times, so many things past.

And if you got something that you need to say
Sooner or later I realized that I had to go over and take care of my neighbors’ dog.

You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
It hit me then that I was so far past what I used to be.

Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
Walking over there. I passed the house where John John used to live.

These memories are playing like a film without sound
Walking on my way back, I glanced at the Fenton’s house and thought of the butterfly they had attached to the bush after Mrs. Fenton died.

And I keep thinking of that night in June
I looked towards the ground and saw my Paramus Catholic sweatshirt that I am still wearing now.

I didn't know much of love
I ran.

But it came too soon
Walking around my house I could remember everything that had been changed for as long as I can remember.

And there was me and you
I sighed out loud, and that sigh seemed to echo a little more than usual.

And then we got real blue
Now I’ve been spending the day thinking about things done and gone.

Stay at home talking on the telephone
I thought about the school I’ve always hated and the one I’m leaving for in a few short months

We would get so excited and we'd get so scared
The play that ended sooner than I wanted it to

Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And all the things I’ve wondered about the things I’ve done and the things I want to have done.

And this is how it feels
In one week I’ve cried twice now. Before this week, not for 7 months.

As we go on
Surrounded by people who I’ve known for a long time

We remember

And others who I’ve only just come to know
All the times we
I started on a train of thought that’s spiraled me around.

Had together
But now I’m not quite sure where it’s going from here.

And as our lives change
When you put things into perspective, life’s coming on pretty fast.

Come Whatever
I’m going to be in high school in about 2 months.

We will still be
If a year went by as quickly as this last one did, it’ll be here tomorrow.

Friends Forever
And it’s only frustrating me now.

So if we get the big jobs
I’ve got a job for a year now. Not a paying one, but still

And we make the big money
Compare that to the 9-year-old who could only dream of horses

When we look back now
Now I see 4 at least once a week and know their schedules, virtues, and vices like the back of my hand.

Will our jokes still be funny?
It’s still passed off with a “cestla vi.”

Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
I really don’t think I understand the idea of life.

Still be trying to break every single rule
Everything you do becomes a memory, and then what?

Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Are all these things we do ever really going to pay off?

Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?

Why is it that we have more questions than answers?

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Are we going to make it or not? Are we even allowed to ask?

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

Are our rules there for protection, or for breaking?
And this is how it feels
What makes us run?

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come Whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

La, la, la, la:

Yeah, yeah, yeah

La, la, la, la:

We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?

Can we survive it out there?

Can we make it somehow?

I guess I thought that this would never end

And suddenly it's like we're women and men

Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?

Will these memories fade when I leave this town

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come Whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come Whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come Whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

[karen]
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