less than a mile

could have been less than a mile away
that time I was 8 and we drove to LA
had you looked up and saw me wave
things wouldn't be too much different today

a kids dreams and pleasant things, were going through
your head at that very moment
under the guise of your wildest dreams
you never could have known that it

rained and it poured on your wedding day
and that god isn't all that they told you
and that 17 would be a struggle, hey
oh no, that's still a million years away

i think that I watched you walk off the plane
one time at O'Hare right around seventh grade
you gave me a smile and were on your way
it's not like I had something profound to say

the wrong place, the wrong time, just hang tight,
i know we'll find the proper moment
under the guise of your wildest dreams
you never could have known that it

rained and it poured on your wedding day
and that god isn't all that they told you
and that 17 would be a struggle, hey
oh no, that's still a million years away

i'm sure i've seen all that hair in braids
this night out in charles town, in western va
about the time cypress hit the stage
saw you crowd surfing by girl, you floated away

now had i thought right, and grabbed tight, and pulled you down
i'm sure i would have blown it
under the guise of your wildest dreams
you never could have known that it

rained and it poured on your wedding day
and that god isn't all that they told you
and that 17 would be a struggle, hey
oh no, that's still a million years away