Not Today

I still see her standing there
I was
Playing Chopin
As she hid behind her hair
I was thirteen
And she was only nine
But she decided someday she'd be mine

But she never said a word
'Cause sometimes
The years are young
I put her out of my mind
But she needed to see me again
She was too sure
To let herself be left behind
She'd say someday
But Not Today

It's a sad time when love can't come alive
(Not Today)
Pick a bad time, maybe some love can't survive
(Not Today)
Maybe next time, we can give it another try

I still see her standing there
It was
Many more years, she appeared
As a fist of fire and air
And I fell
With words and poems and songs and love
And we decided that she would be mine

But we never said a word
And after a while
I had to leave
Part of my broken self behind
I'd say someday
But Not Today

It's a sad time when love can't stay alive
(Not Today)
Pick a bad time, maybe some love can't survive
(Not Today)
Maybe next time, we can give it another try
But Not Today

Then I saw her at twenty-three
A three-day tornado
At twenty-five
It was seven more years of my life
Try and tell the boy
Just move on and forget her
But when you're thirteen
Sometimes
The wrong kind of love's gonna seem right

It's a sad time when love is not alive
Pick a bad time, maybe some love can't survive
And I know now someday never will arrive
It's never today
Not Today
Not Today