Nectarine

You come down for my birthday
Just to give me the gift of yearning
And you said I was going where nobody'd been
And your cheeks they flush like Aperol
My mouth is doing somersaults
Tripping over my tongue to say you're beautiful

I will hold your hand walking down the row
Buy you an old book I wish I wrote
Tell you what it meant to me when I was seventeen
And the world felt like a little joke
But I'm older now, I swear I've grown
And if I get the chance I'll prove it how I know

I'll go down like a solider wading through treacherous waters
And I'm loyal like a dog who's never even known a bone
Wash me like the river, wrap me up so I don't shiver
Hold me to my word when I guessed you would feel like home

Darling when I kiss you, you taste like nectarines
And the fire in my stomach burns like kerosene
When I hold you in my arms its just like make believe
And I'd give up my ears and eyes if I could still feel you breathe

Feel you breathe

Come down for my birthday
Just to give me the gift of learning
And I knew I was going where I'd only dreamed