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Brand New Sidewalk

Lyrics by Nickel Creek

I don't own anything except this story.

From Joey's point of view.

Five years ago. Was it really that long? It must have been. I can almost count the painstaking days since you have been gone. Since then, you've been the only one. Yes, Mai. You've been the only one I've ever loved. But you never understood how much of a mark you left on my heart.

Five years ago,

You pressed your hand into a brand new sidewalk.

It's well worn now,

And though some have tried,

Yours is the only print there.

Today we meet again. After five long years. Five years since I've seen your face, since I'd seen your smile, felt your touch, heard your voice. I wonder: do you feel the same? Do you? Are you just shy? Or do you not feel the same? I wish I had the heart to ask.

You might not have meant to,

But it's done and you can't take it out.

You're shy about what fortune lent you.

Is that what this is about?

As you come and sit by me, I want to ask everything. My heart flies, I am so happy to see your face again. Finally, after five long years. But you don't look happy. Not at all; you're crying. "What happened to you?"

Smile when you can

`Cause when they find out you're not amused,

Not really,

They'll rob you blind of what you gave.

Yes you gave them that power.

"There was another," you say. "Took advantage of me." You're really crying now. What can I do to stop you? Can I help in any way? All I can think of doing is holding you close, and I do, and you aren't pulling away. You're crying into my coat, Mai. You? Strong, cheerful Mai? How can it be? I can feel your heart beating against mine. You're hugging me back. Why?

You might not have meant to,

But it's done now

And you can't take it back.

You cry about where fame sent you

Without a plan of attack.

You're still crying. "It'll be all right now," I say. I try to assure you. You don't say anything, just keep crying into my shirt. I wish you would say something. I had warned you, though. Five years ago. I had tried to tell you, people would try to love you too, Mai. But there's only enough room in this small world to hold my heart, full of love for you. They would never fit. So they must not have loved you. But you never knew that. You kept a barrier up around you. You never saw, never heard my warning.

Five years ago,

I warned you, dear,

As a concerned admirer.

You never knew,

You never heard.

The veil was still in place.

"I'm so sorry, Mai," I say. You look at me. You give a weak smile. I speak quieter. "But you don't have to ever worry about them anymore. Because, you know what Mai? I love you." You seem to be in shock, or disbelief, but you still don't let go of me. You lean up and whisper something in my ear, something I do not hear through your crying, shaking voice. "What?" I ask you. You lean up again, and this time I hear you. "I love you too," you say. I smile. "That's good, because if you didn't, it wouldn't change my mind."

Thank God you hate to listen,

`Cause I would not be standing here

Lifting the veil to kiss you,

Next to a brand new sidewalk.

Your lips are soft, your heart is pure. I have known this from the start, but somehow it all feels so much better now that it's off our backs. It feels better to now I have not kept these feelings in vain. I have always known your bright eyes, but they look so much prettier when they are smiling at me. I wonder how you smile with your eyes, but I know it must be you. And I also wonder if I am smiling with my eyes too.