Paper Boat Memory

[Verse 1] You had mud on your shoes From the old river bank And a paper boat in your hand Folded from a homework page We laughed at the rain While your sleeve soaked through I still see your grin When you said, “Watch it go” [Pre-Chorus] It drifted past the reeds Past the broken dock You waved like it mattered Like it could come back [Chorus] Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on We were small, we were warm Till the water pulled you long Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on I keep that day in my palm Like a match after the dawn [Verse 2] Now the same bend is there With the paint worn thin And the stones by the bridge Still piled where we hid Your name on my tongue Tastes like summer fruit Sweet at the start Then it turns to truth [Pre-Chorus] I stood on that bank With my hands in my coat The wind knew your laugh Like it knows the road [Chorus] Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on We were small, we were warm Till the water pulled you long Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on I keep that day in my palm Like a match after the dawn [Bridge] If I close my eyes I can hear your “look” See the creek take gold From the edges of the hooks And I don't call it loss Not all the way through Some days it just means I still carry you [Final Chorus] Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on We were small, we were warm Till the water pulled you long Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on I keep that day in my palm Like a match after the dawn Oh, paper boat, go slow Oh, paper boat, go on I let it break, I let it shine I let it live in song