So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
They re late. They come, so dumb, in two cars when they agreed one,
And it s gone wrong, on her birthday.
So, they go to Joe s for pizza and ice cream.
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
Next year, she ll tell them she only wants world peace.
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But Claire, Claire baby,
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I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
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I wish you could see right inside us.
/ G/
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can t get out.
What s the point of this? What s wrong with two birthdays?
It s cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
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But Claire, Claire baby,
/
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
/
I wish you could see right inside us.
/ G/
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can t get to.
INTERLUDE
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Here s the check. They pay, with two cards like they ve never met.
Goodbyes outside. It s cold in L.A.
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Claire, Claire baby,
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I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
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I wish you could see right inside us.
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Some of the stuff, the most of us,
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You re what we were. We re all that s left.
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It used to be our birthday too.
