Shelf Ware

It's almost time to say good-bye
And even though I cry
I'll have a smile on my face
When we are together, in a better place

Powerful and lasting memories are
Digging their way through my once tough heart
I'm traveling faster than a shooting star
So quick, I'm tearing everything around me...
...apart

I'm not myself
And I know there's nothing better
I've built up shelf
Ware over the years

And I'm not myself
Can't find the courage to read your letter
People will be themselves
When confronted with fear

I like the way you subtly
Preach to me the ways that I
Should love you dearly
To the Earth from up past the sky

I find content in the way you love
Watching down with glee
From the red hot stars above
And yearning to be with me

I'm not myself
And I know there's nothing better
I've built up shelf
Ware over the years

And I'm not myself
Can't find the courage to read your letter
People will be themselves
When confronted with fear

"Time is just such a leech,"
Says my five thousand five hundred
And I know it's hard to reach
The end of this dread

And now it's time to grow up
I'll be with you to the end
Even if it's more than enough
Even if we end up just friends

I'm not myself
But I know there's something better
I've built up shelf
Ware over the years

And I'm not myself
But I've the courage to read your letter
People will be themselves
When they overcome such fear

And now it's time to grow up
I'll be with you to the end
Even if it's not enough
We will end up more than just friends

I like the way you subtly
Preach to me the ways that I
Should love you dearly
To the earth from up past the sky

I find content in the way you love
Watching down with glee
From the red hot stars above
And yearning to be with me