The Long Way to Hello

I was looking at the bookstall
You were waiting for a friend
We both noticed at the same time
Both pretended not to then
I could ask about your mother
You could ask about my move

The long way to hello
Two steps across the square
I don't need to know the ending
I just need to meet you there

You said work was going alright
I said mine had changed a lot
Neither one of us was reaching
For the fight we never stopped
Then you asked me for a coffee
And I didn't check the clock

The long way to hello
Two steps across the square
I don't need to know the ending
I just need to meet you there

We can leave the old words quiet
We can start with how you've been
We don't have to call this anything
To let a little kindness in

The long way to hello
Two steps across the square
I don't need to know the ending
I just need to meet you there

The long way to hello
I made it here at last