Acland Street

Josephine you should have been on Acland Street tonight
You could have seen these fallen dreams come bounding back to life
But the boulevard felt lonely trying to walk it on my own
I couldn't find the southern stars or
half the bars you'd shown me in the springtime

Josephine I wish I'd seen you out beneath these lights
A star crept from the movie screen
to steal the heart of Saturday night
I stumbled by that old guy that plays 'Careless' slightly wrong
But missed you by my side all wild eye'd
drunk and singing along to any verse you half knew

You said we'd always fall
Like the sun across the ocean
And I hear it all
Like you're telling me today
But I'd rather just forget
And let these memories fade
Then look back and regret
Each time I should've said stay

Josephine I've never been the one to say things right
So I didn't want to kill the dream by calling out tonight
Feeling sick from some cheap beer and stumbling through Luna park
Just thinking about our last time here and trying
To paint the dark in the shape of your smile

You said we'd always fall
Like the moon across the ocean
And I hear it all
Like you're telling me today
But I'd rather just forget
And let these memories fade
Then look back and regret
Each time I should've said stay

Oh girl you know my heart keeps running
Every time it thinks I've seen your face
As pieces of our past are coming back
With every dream that I've found lying around
This place
There's never enough dark to paint this
Cold and empty heart beneath these lights
Oh and Josephine I wish I could have seen you here
On Acland Street tonight

You said we'd always fall
Like the stars across the ocean
And I hear it all
Like you're telling me today
But I'd rather just forget
And let these memories fade
Then look back in depth
That every game we used to play
Back when we'd just expect
Things would always stay the same
Girl I still look back and regret
Each time I should've said stay