Difranco Ani How Long Can It Last Lyrics

How Long Can It Last Lyrics

two years ago
before we felt so familiar
and before I could remember your
last name
I remember now
how our bright spring green deepened
with the
heat as the seasons changed
we were lush as the underside of august.
the
streets looked like water.
they swelled and they shimmered
and they
stretched like the sea.
and dressed in my best shining skin
and my
squinty eyes,
I put the miles behind me.
it took us so long to get
here.
you gotta write between lines.
you gotta read between the
years.
and fleetingly we see ourselves pass
driving a good thing and
wondering,
how long can it last?
and there was much to forgive
and
there was much to forget.
it seems we both stood by while the record was
set.
and now when I look at you and when you look at me
it's a much
different view
we are both decked out in our history.
it took us so long
to get here.
you gotta write between lines.
you gotta read between the
years.
And fleetingly we see ourselves pass
driving a good thing and
wondering,
how long can it last?