There we Were

(from the CD Songs from the Midnight Shift)

There we were you and I
Where we met that day
We were both on time
When you looked my way
There were singers with banjos
And old time tunes
But before all that
There was me
There was you.

There we were you and I
Making jokes with the band
When I reached and bent
And kissed your hand
There were dancers in couples
And waiters in suits
But before all that
There was me
There was you.

Let's never be a couple (you said)
Let's never stick to the road
Let's never play show and tell
With nothing to tell and nothing to show
Let's never be a couple (you said)
Every couple you've known
Ended feeling
More alone.

Let's make out you and I
For a year and a day
And when we're through
Let's celebrate
We can leave the heavy lifting
For the clean up crew
But before all that
There'll be me
There'll be you.

Let's never be a couple (you said)
Every couple we see
Is flirting with being single again
And twice as mean
Let's never be a couple (you said)
And I agreed
Let's always call us
You and me.

Words and Music by John Ewbank
Copyright 2005 Vertical Songs BMI