The Taillights Turned To Twinkles Lyrics

I leave the house at 11:30

About halfway you call

When you get into the car my heart begins to race

We stop by your apartment so you can go and change

Eventually we find the highway

Extending north into the hills

You tell me you survived Death Valley

I must say I'm impressed

We park the car and find a spot beneath a tree

We stretch out and allow ourselves to eat

We let the ants crawl on our arms

I share of my grandmother's passing

Looking at the ants I say

I haven't had this much company in weeks

Around that time I felt the sudden need to sleep

So we collect ourselves and walk across the street

A cafe converted from an old train station

A table build from a bedroom door

You're reconsidering not having kids

Which is strange because I've been thinking the same thing

And I'm not indifferent on the subject

On the contrary, I fantasize about both options

Living life with or without a family

You don't need to reproduce to have one

Now we're walking east on East 7th Street

Retracing our steps to our third date

The eyes upon us start increasing

The ugly glares that we're receiving

We find shelter in a bookstore

And curl up on a couch

You reveal the photograph that you keep in your wallet

A polaroid of us at a party

We recreate it sitting there on the couch

Side by side expressionless

Another one for your collection

Another photo for the ages

When it's cold I lend you a jacket

From my grandma's closet in Wisconsin

We point out the houses we'd like to live in

As if we'd ever have the money

When you sit in the swing by the sidewalk the tree branch almost breaks

I guess that it was made for someone half your age

In the car outside of your apartment

We're tangled up for a moment

You wouldn't miss the chance to tell someone you love them

When you say the words I reciprocate

As I pull away from your apartment

White Ferrari sounds somehow different

There is a burning at the corners of my eyes

And all the taillights turn to twinkles