23 Years Ago - Paul Westerberg

23 years ago

A boy wrecked his life

23 years ago

On a warm Texas night

Said not a word

All night in the club

'Til closing time

As I was headed for the door

Said, «You comin' or what?»

You slipped your hand in mine

Took me to your place

I said, «I'm in love with somebody

That I cannot place but that’s the way it goes, honey»

Between you and me and her, there’s been many

Many times our paths crossed, our paths stayed lost

If anything, it’s deeper and deeper and deep

23 hours ago you called my phone

You say «Get your ass down here so we can talk»

23 years ago

I would’ve run every mile

But I called you in the morning

Said, «Maybe this ain’t the right thing to do»

And I spend the afternoon in tears

23 years ago

A boy wrecked your life

23 years ago

On a hot Texas night

Our paths cross again and again

Sometimes five years in between… ten

There’s one thing that goes unsaid

Now I’ll say it out loud

Maybe you were the one I should’ve holded on to

Baby you was the one I should’ve held to

I’ve been through hell too

Ooo maybe, baby, baby

23 years ago

A boy wrecks his life

23 years ago

On a warm Texas night

Interlude #1

No jingle in his pockets

(?) in the wall

Father went to end

Knockin' on heaven’s door

Fell in love with a dyke

Married a friend

Spent half his life wondering if it would end… it would end