Song for Catherine

The strip mall takes the land and leaves it bare
And all of the trees that were there
Get shipped off to factories where
They're turned into paper, or chairs

I sit here at my wooden desk
Makin' up non-sentences
Tryin' to do some justice
To the trees that have died in the path of my pen

But love songs aren't easy to write
This one kept me up all night
So did you, so I guess it's alright
At least it seems fitting

I've been wishing on every star that I've seen
Since the day that we met
Maybe somewhere down the road
We can be three things: happy, together, and old

I know that our chances are slim
Hearts are so easily broken
It might be one in a million
But so are you, so I think that we should

Add up all of our failures
See if it's an even number
If it is, then let's just consider
All those as practice, make this the first

The seconds turn into hours
The hours will turn into years
And my heart just beats louder and louder
Each time that you kiss me

I've been wishing on every star that I've seen
Since the day that we met
Maybe somewhere down the road
We can be three things: happy, together, and old

Water below us was dark
At the foot of the rock quarry wall
We were surrounded by stars
As we watched for the next one to fall

Then with a smile on your face
You caught me completely off-guard
I felt my heart skip a beat
I was scared it might not beat at all

But as it turns out
It was just switching from a march to a waltz