I Knew You Better Before

When we didn’t need words

Before you wore my t-shirt

When you didn’t need to call in to check in on me

When you didn’t need commitment

Closer when we had the distance

When we only had the weekends, I’d miss you all week

Before we were lovers

Before we were closer

Before you had keys to my door

I knew you better before

When we didn’t have the pictures

Before the pillows and the whispers

When we didn’t have to tell all our friends who we were

When we didn’t need the whiskey

Before the memories and the history

When we didn’t need to question the way that we were

Wonder if we could reverse this

Consequences of the first kiss

Back when you were just a question that moved in to me

Back before I knew the answer

Knowing what was coming after

Wish that you were still the dancer that danced just for me