Linger

You said you loved me from the first second
I said “Honey, that’s impossible”
My hair was short, yours was always as it is:
Out of place
And I still had my braces on
You laughed it off
Said “It didn’t look that bad”
I disagreed, and you kissed my neck

I forgot your number, your face, and your friends
Strange how fast I knew you then didn’t again
I’ve done everything that I can to forget
Somehow you still linger even after you left
Somehow you still linger

You took me back to your apartment
You shared a bunk bed with your brother
Turned on the TV, but we made out through the whole thing
Now I can’t watch that show anymore
Hailed for a cab
You said “Call me when you’re home”
So I did, and we talked all night

I forgot your number, your face, and your friends
Strange how fast I knew you then didn’t again
I’ve done everything that I can to forget
Somehow you still linger even after you left
Somehow you still linger

And I hate to think
That you don’t remember
All the little things that I do
But why would you?
And I hate that I
Bring you up in conversation
Like you’re there to come home to
I might miss you

Oh, you linger
Somehow you still linger

I forgot your number, your face, and your friends
Strange how fast I knew you then didn’t again
I’ve done everything that I can to forget
Somehow you still linger even after you left
Somehow you still linger
Somehow you still linger
Somehow you still linger
Somehow you still linger