Do you remember

The very first time we met?

It was December.

I'll never forget.

My head was swimming

From a little too much cigar.

You started grinning,

So I followed you to the car.

You had a book of astrology stashed under the seat.

I knew you'd had a birthday, just the other week.

I knew your sign,

And you wanted to know mine.

Sometimes I wonder

If you really believed the book.

Was it a blunder?

I think I probably mistook

Your words for gospel,

That we'd make terrible match.

It wasn't hostile,

But still my hopes were dashed.

Would it have been such a nightmare, fighting all the time?

It might have ended up nowhere somewhere down the line.

I wish I knew

If I could have been with you.

We've fallen in love with stars.

They don't even know who we are.

Through millions of miles of space,

A pinprick of light on your face.

And while you were lying there, staring at the sky,

And the starlight was dancing its way into your eyes,

I heard you breathe,

And it meant so much to me.

After a while,

We have a chance to meet again.

I'll see you smile

As you hug all your old friends.

It may be awkward,

And I'm sure you'll have a date.

Would you be bothered

If I simply told you straight,

I want to spend every night with you out under the stars.

When it's cold, I'll hold onto you, and we can build a fire.

I'll keep you warm.

We can weather any storm.

As I start driving,

I notice just how late I am.

You'll be arriving.

Wonder if you still have the van.

I'm on the freeway

Mixed up in traffic from downtown.

I've got some leeway,

So I try to get around.

The car ahead has a blowout and slams hard on its brakes.

I lose control for a moment, but that's all that it takes.

I hit the wall.

I'm dead before I fall.

We've fallen in love with stars.

They don't even know who we are.

Through millions of miles of space,

A pinprick of light on your face.

And while you were lying there, staring at the sky,

And the starlight was dancing its way into your eyes,

I heard you breathe,

And it meant so much to me.