Three Hopeful Thoughts

Rilo Kiley

All this talk of your sweet girlfriend 
Is startin' to pay off 
And the charms that she got from travel 
Are startin' to wear off 

And I heard that you smiled tonight 
Watching the last of your friends arrive 
You smile and shake their hands 

And the hero that you hoped you'd be 
Never seemed to show up 
And if I can keep on talking 
There won't be time to give up 

And I heard that I drive tonight 
Into the last of the great sunrises 
I smile and wave my hand, as goodbye 

Things don't work out by the way 
Planned it's almost half past two 
And I've begun to hate 
The way you smile so slowly 

And I heard that you close your eyes 
And balk at the pain of a thousand wives 
And I heard that you died tonight 
Just close your eyes and it goes away 

Smile I'll get you 
And when you wake you're had 
Goodbye