The River (Never Freezes Anymore)

Remember
When we were little kids
We'd go skating on the river near the famous drowning of seventy-two
And I was so bad at skating
But I wanted to move like Kurt Browning for you
And the ice was so clear
We could see our reflections in it
And I fell down and bruised my tailbone
Just to get your attention for a minute

Well, now
We're old
And it never
Gets cold
I'm still sore
And the river never freezes anymore

Remember
That winter when we got snowed in
And the power was out for a couple days or so
And your parents stayed inside and got wasted
And they thought we didn't know

But we waited
'Til they were fast asleep
And we poured their half empty glasses into mason jars
And we went out that night and laid down on the river
And that was the first time I think I
I think I really noticed the stars

We went careening
Down the ice
Contravening
Advice
You kissed me at the bridge by the store
And the river never freezes anymore

Let's be honest
I look better in a parka than a bathing suit
And I was wearing a very nice parka
That night on the river when you told me
I wasn't exactly good looking, but you thought I was cute
And I was like, I'm barely a teenager
I'm not supposed to believe in nostalgia
But I remember predicting I'd feel it later
That night on the river
When I held you

Well, I guess
I told me so
And that's how
It goes
Here's to all the dinosaurs
'Cause the river never freezes anymore