And That's How I Choose To Remember It Lyrics - Singles - Rilo Kiley

When dad moved out to a frozen land 

The TV was jumping and it didn't quite feel right 

The cards they came with pictures of frozen lights 

and giant frozen sculptures 

So big right beside him 

carved out of snow 

We traveled all night 

The clouds fooled us into seeing snow 

As far as we could see 

but it was summer and the sun came up 

and never went down for two whole weeks 

My mom she cried about money and time 

and how she felt older 

I didn't understand much 

She left and I stayed 

My dad played in the bar 

I wondered if I looked like him 

He was small evevn with boots on 

He looked like an Eskimo 

and we were in Alaska 

In the airport I had seen or imagined a mural of an arctic scene 

with seals and people that seemed nicer than me 

where they smoked and talked about the dissapearing ground 

My dad was nice and seemed sorry for not being around 

He left work early and took me to a skating rink 

Where all of the kids in the world could have been 

I was scared and tall with skates on 

and my favorite jeans 

There was a boy who wanted to skate with me 

He held my hand 

and we went around 

More times I counted 

By a mural of an Arctic scene 

I was looking at my feet because 

It was perfect and the air was clean 

My dad was there 

It was summer's last eve 

and that's how I choose to remember it