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The People You See Regularly Never Grow Old

from The Bells on the Boats on the Bay by Gentle Hen

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It’s strange to see you in this place out of place.
I’m looking for you underneath that grown-up face.
I wouldn’t have recognized you if I hadn’t been told.
You see, the people you see regularly never grown old.
The people you hang out with, well, they never grow old.

I went to look for you in our home town.
Checked all the secret spots but you were not around.
Went to your parents’ house, it had long since been sold.
The people you see regularly never grown old.
The people you hang out with, well, they never grow old.

Was that? It had to be. You’re face in black and white,
Staring at me hauntingly from the newspaper last night.
You look so good and strange, just beneath the fold.
The people you see regularly never grown old.
The people you hang out with, well, they never grow old.

You look the same as you did when we first met. So many years ago by now
You cannot see the hour hand has moved until you look away.
Do I look the way I did when we met? I know that I have changed a lot.
But when you look at me, which me do you see?

You walk into the place just like you always do.
I’d barely know the place if it weren’t for you.
You’re famous sweater with its stripes of green and gold
The people you see regularly never grown old.
The people you hang out with, well, they never grow old.

You look exactly the same as you did when we first met
I remember all our friend couldn’t believe we hadn’t met yet
We stayed outside and talked so long despite the cold
The people you see regularly never grown old.
The people you hang out with, well, they never grow old.

You look the same as you did when we met. So many years ago by now.
You cannot see the hour hand has moved until you look away.
Do I look the way I did when we met? I know that I have changed a lot.
But when you look at me, which me do you see?

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from The Bells on the Boats on the Bay, released May 6, 2016

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