Can't Slow Down

You said a prayer on your thirtieth

Five beers in, beautifully delivered

May we learn by example and mistake

May we learn to tolerate

I don't go out unless I'm out of town

Afraid I'll see my own reflection at that watering hole

Now that he works indoors on rainy days

Something new to tolerate

Still scrolling through your messages

Wishing I could've been a better optimist

Moments ago over the phone, you told me how

She counts the days and can't wait till school lets out

Her lateness saved her from standing in the rain

A few more weeks to tolerate

Still scrolling through your messages

There must have been something that was said

I can't listen to Can't Slow Down

Can't drive past your mother's house

The way these farm fields make me think of you

I can't begin to tolerate