Suddenly Afternoons - Nadeah

Suddenly afternoons seem much longer

As I ponder the reason for these five paper mache walls

And suddenly perfect nails seem quite useless

As I undress for no one but the shower

We wore our love so proud

You wore that smile too loud

Suddenly afternoons make me call out

To those boy scouts

Be careful of those sandstorms and cyclones

Suddenly I get caught

Hiding in a teacup

You say, stand up, and be the woman I love

Again

We wore our love so proud

You wore that smile too loud

A little time, a little time, a little time

To remember the plan

Look straight ahead, straight ahead, straight ahead

Through that faded tin can

A little time, a little time, a little time

A little time…

What was the point my friend

Chicken you run again

Chicken you run

Suddenly all I see

Is your green raincoat

And that sailboat

And your umbrella that both of us hated to use

Suddenly all those love songs don’t seem foolish

And I notice that I’m singing every goddamn word

We wore our love so proud

You wore that smile too loud