Jacob Richey - Growing Older

Lonely light
Paints the red on my face
Down the hall
Your blue screen steals your gaze
I know I said it’s fine
But you don’t see my blank eyes
When did you start spending our time?
One more night
With nothing to say

How many summers ago did you name every firefly in Klamath County?
Now I watch the empty night fall out the window
You watch your shows and fall asleep without me

But you set the table, so I do the dishes
I’ll do the work if you’ll grant my wishes
I’ll give you all of me till your heart flows over
I’ll take the blame as the room gets colder
I promisеd I’d grow old with you
But what if it feels like our love is growing older?

Thirty yеars
Our minds spun the same
Evening eyes
Never more than three inches away
And now it’s hazel stained and candles burned
And laughter kept and silence turned
When did without me become something to earn?
How many summers ago should I have known?

(So it's always)

You set the table, so I do the dishes
I’ll do the work if you’ll grant my wishes
I’ll give you all of me till your heart flows over
I’ll take the blame as the room gets colder
I promised I’d grow old with you
But what if it feels like our love is growing older?

And now I wear a ring of rust
Our diamonds crumbled into dust
Our memories glowed yellow
Now their light lives only in my mind
Three inches turn three hundred miles
Now I see strangers in your smile
Wouldn’t the one know when I need them at my side?

You set the table, so I do the dishes
I’ll do the work if you’ll grant my wishes
I’ll give you all of me till your heart flows over
I’ll take the blame as the room gets colder
I promised I'd grow old with you
But what if it feels like our love is growing older?
Lonely light
Nameless, flickers toward the window pane