my best friend moved far away
so naturally i have some things to say
there's nobody here for me to go to thrift stores with
nobody now for me to talk about star wars with
nobody to collude with
nobody to be subdued with
nobody to watch "the last crusade" and
eat chinese food with
i know that every stage in life comes to a point
where it passes on
but whose cotton shirt are you gonna
wipe your glasses on?

i know you had to get the heck out
but nobody ever stuck their neck out
like you did
and though you're at the other end of the country
i maintain
that no two were ever better suited

one day you will get married
one day i will get married
but it won't be to each other
most likely not each other

but with any luck
we'll all get stuck
living together
in a big yellow house
with a music room and our
own private theater

and our husbands will be best friends, too
and they'll understand the meaning of me and you
so they'll leave us alone sometimes
so we can read harry potter and spit mad rhymes
(such dope rhymes)

and the four of us will cook delicious dinners
paint pretty pictures
go sledding in winters
build homes for people that ain't got one
knit sweaters for anyone that wants one

and our children will be best friends
or get married
or even both

and we'll die ancient on the front porch
drinking tea
telling jokes

this probably won't happen
i am prepared for this
but for your peace of mind
i want you to be aware of this

if i ever love a man who confesses late one night
that he doesn't like you
or after careful consideration
decides he doesn't want me to visit you

i'll be calm
i'll be cool
but i am nobody's fool
i will drop him like he's hot
i will drop him like he's hot

so cherie
lady
cherie
can't wait for you to come hang out with me in my tiny apartment in kentucky