Before the Fireworks Fade

Before the fireworks fade
There's something I should say

You saved my place beside the fence
Your jacket folded on the grass
We've watched this show for seven summers
In borrowed coats, with different dates
Tonight your fingers find my sleeve
The first gold flare lights up your face
I almost make the usual joke
But let it disappear instead

I know what I could lose by asking
I know what all these almosts cost

Before the fireworks fade
Say what your hand on mine can't say
Kiss me like you'll want to stay
When it's just an ordinary day

You turn to me before the thunder
And say, "What took you all this time?"
Our first kiss misses half the ending
I hear the crowd but close my eyes
Then walking back beside the cars
You ask what I'm doing Sunday
I say, "I'm hoping I'll be with you"
You say, "Let's start with eggs at eight"

Before the fireworks fade
Say what your hand on mine can't say
Kiss me like you'll want to stay
When it's just an ordinary day

I don't want one bright night to talk about
Or one good kiss we learn to do without
I want a Tuesday with you
When nothing lights the sky

Before the fireworks fade
You say what your hand on mine can't say
"I didn't wait this long to walk away"
And promise me an ordinary day

Before the fireworks fade
I'll see you Sunday, eight