Too soon you saynThe ice has watered down my drinknAnd your kitchen clock is covered with my bedtimennToo soon you saynI can almost hear my car pulling awaynThis is shaping up to be the same old thingnnLet me tell you why it is that your eyes remind me of Alpha CentaurinFading like an old songnOr something so unattached it could never belongnToo much you've saidnnLet me show you what it isnIt's a sweet confessionnA wasted intentionnContent in waiting so longnFor something so something sonnLet go of all these things that your founding fathers bringnCould you really do without all that you seem to want to neednDon't protect menYou're no threat to me nownJust smile and tell me all about your brand new memorynnBlue stem grows highnAround the beaten path between your aunt's house and my backyard lightsnSo familiarnnnLet me tell you why it is that your eyes remind me of Alpha CentaurinFading like an old songnOr something so something sonnLet go of all these things that your founding fathers bringnCould you really do without all that you seem to want to neednDon't protect menYou're no threat to me nownJust smile and tell me all about your brand new memorynnToo much you've said