How Long Can It Last Lyrics - Ani Difranco

two years ago 

before we felt so familiar 

and before I could remember your last name 

I remember now 

how our bright spring green deepened 

with the heat as the seasons changed 

we were lush as the underside of august. 

the streets looked like water. 

they swelled and they shimmered 

and they stretched like the sea. 

and dressed in my best shining skin 

and my squinty eyes, 

I put the miles behind me. 

it took us so long to get here. 

you gotta write between lines. 

you gotta read between the years. 

and fleetingly we see ourselves pass 

driving a good thing and wondering, 

how long can it last? 

and there was much to forgive 

and there was much to forget. 

it seems we both stood by while the record was set. 

and now when I look at you and when you look at me 

it's a much different view 

we are both decked out in our history. 

it took us so long to get here. 

you gotta write between lines. 

you gotta read between the years. 

And fleetingly we see ourselves pass 

driving a good thing and wondering, 

how long can it last?