The strip mall takes the land and leaves it bare

And all of the trees that were there

Get shipped off to factories where

They're turned into paper or chairs



I sit here at my wooden desk

Making up nonsentences

Trying to do some justice

To the trees that have died in the path of my pen



But love songs aren't easy to write

This one kept me up all night

So did you so I guess it's alright

At least it seems fitting



I've been wishing on every star that I've seen since 

the day that we met

Maybe somewhere down the road

We can be three things: happy, together and old



I know that our chance are slim

Hearts are so easily broken

And it might be one in a million

But so are you



So I think that we should

Add up all of our failures

See if it's an even number


If it is, then let's just consider all those as 

practice

And make this the first



The seconds turn into hours

The hours will turn into years

And my heart just beats louder and louder

Each time that you kiss me



I've been wishing on every star that I've seen since 

the day that we met

Maybe somewhere down the road

We can be three things: happy, together and old



The water below us was dark / at the foot of the rock 

quarry wall

We were surrounded by stars / as we watched for the 

next one to fall

Then with a smile on your face / you caught me 

completely off guard

I felt my heart skip a beat / I was scared it might not 

beat at all

But as it turns out it was just switching from a march 

to a waltz