Rubber Legs - Mineral

I remember little town and the big gray house

With the burgundy door the lawn shaped like a boot

And the boy who liked pretending that the island in the middle was a shore

Time is a clock ticking

It stops my heart to think of it

I remember the magic in your eyes

I’d stare at them and you’d say the silliest things like

«christopher i’m crazy about you»

And «matthew i love you monstrously»

And it’s my favorite time of year

How i wish that you were here

(or how i wish that i could be there)

To watch the lights blink on the tree

Give thanks to god for everything and lay down all my fears

And it’s too late to call you on the phone

And tell you that your boy is all alone tonight

But i will never forget

How you taught me to stand on these rubber legs and fight