I see you now
In faded corduroy that shines
With sangria
We dipped our fiery toes
Two strangers staring both into
The unfamiliar

Bittersweet and blue, am I imagining how much you knew

The peeling paint
Tobacco in your hair and no restraint
The crooked shelf
The dusty red cafe
Your smile transported me
And I forgot myself

Bittersweet and blue, am I imagining how much you knew
Bittersweet and blue,
now I'm returned you've left slightly askew

And I watch you swim through the waters of my memory
Liquid covers me
Recollections merge with my fluid fantasy
You dive away from me

Bittersweet and blue, am I imagining how much you knew
Bittersweet and blue,
now I'm returned you've left slightly askew

I keep your face
Within a wooden frame
In pride of place
My crooked shelf

I steal a glance and then
I remember when you simled
And I forget myself

Bittersweet and blue,
now I'm returned you've left slightly askew
Menories of you,
a tattered snapshot keeps me bittersweet and blue