The Library Clock

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your blue pen by the window seat The library clock kept losing time I copied half the lecture from the screen Then watched the rain erase the other side [Chorus] I’m still here when the halls go quiet With your name folded into my notes I tell myself the term will turn around But every page brings back what I know [Verse 2] The vending machine ate my last two coins I walked past the field in borrowed shoes Your message sits beneath a stack of books I read it once, then couldn’t answer you [Chorus] I’m still here when the halls go quiet With your name folded into my notes I tell myself the term will turn around But every page brings back what I know [Bridge] Maybe Friday I’ll take the long way home Past the little shop where we missed the bus Maybe I’ll learn how to carry this alone Without pretending it was never us [Final Chorus] I’m still here, though the halls are empty Your old blue pen is all I hold The term will end, the marks will fade Some goodbyes take longer to be told [Outro] The library clock keeps losing time And I let it