In 5 Years Time

When I first heard this song, it was the end of January. I was driving home from work and I can still remember exactly where I was. It was after we'd been to the Retro Markets, and the tiny little crush had started. I remember how the lyrics fit, especially when it got to "I'm always pretty happy when I'm just kicking back with you" it was simple but it was true.

When it got the last verse, I was amazed at how spot on it was. That was exactly what I was doing. I was imagining all these things we'd do together, and who knew, maybe they would come true, maybe they wouldn't.

Oh, well in 5 years time
We could be walking around a zoo

With the sun shining down over me and you

And there will be love in the bodies of the elephants too

And I'll put my hands over your eyes but you'll peek through

And there will be sun sun sun all over our bodies

And sun sun sun all down our necks

And there will be sun sun sun all over our faces

And sun sun sun so what the heck

'Cos I'll be laughing at all your silly little jokes

And we'll be laughing about how we used to smoke

All those stupid little cigarettes and drink stupid wine

'Cos it's what we needed to have a good time

But it was fun fun fun when we were drinking

And it was fun fun fun when we were drunk

And it was fun fun fun when we were laughing

And it was fun fun fun, oh it was fun

Oh, well I'll look at you and say it's the happiest I've ever been

And I'll say I know how you feel, I have to be James Dean

And she'll say yeah well I feel oh pretty happy too

And I'm always pretty happy when I'm just kicking back with you

And it'll be love love love all through our bodies

And it'll be love love love all through our minds

And it'll be love love love all over her face

And love love love all over mine

And though really all these moments are just in my head

I'll be thinking about them as I'm lying in bed

And I know that really it might not even come true

But in my mind I'm having a pretty good time with you

Oh in 5 years time I might not know you

In 5 years time we might not speak

In 5 years time we might not get along

In 5 years time you might just prove me wrong

Oh there will be love love love wherever you go

Noah & the Whale

Maybe in five years, these will be memories... rather than dreams.