Above The Chinese Restaurant

I still freeze when I look at these

Faded photographs from February last

Twenty second or twenty third

Shared some dumplings, whispered some words

We had two maybe three bucks saved

Between us sat in blankets on the floor

Used to wish for money in rain

A west side apartment, paper plane

Then you left in may

Took the wrong long way back home

Wish I’d known

That I had all I could want

In our tiny apartment

Above the Chinese restaurant

Street sounds blistered with neon lights

Heard the neighbors snoring every other night

We’d have dumplings from next door

Finish them up they'd give us some more

Didn't realize we had it all

Even when the roof came caving in that fall

Oh, I loved you more than you know

Covered in the crystal white snow

Then you left in may

Took the wrong long way back home

Wish I’d known

That I had all I could want

In our tiny apartment

Above the Chinese restaurant