You have an apartment on the West Side
Where I’ve never lived, but my parents lived there
When they were in their twenties
And now falling in love on the Upper West is this family business

I just moved to Queens
Where I’d never been, and now I live there
I was sick of familiar
And today, at the Natural History Museum, I asked you “What is this?”

And you said “It looks to me like a giant sloth”
And I said “No—you know”
But you smile, ‘cause you do know

Well I don’t know
What a giant ground sloth looks like
And I don’t know
If I’m making rent this month
And I don’t know
What the hell kind of answer I was looking for

But I know I was falling in love with you
And I know that For Sure

I’m not from New York
I grew up in a small New England town
That’s 94% white
Where the yearly coming of Dave Matthews Band is this religious practice

And I’m scared to death
Because I grew up, or I should have by now
And I’m trying to be a singer
With absolutely no idea if I can hack this

And I’m on a shift at the coffee shop
Where I work for now ‘til I hit it big
But I don’t know jack
Which means every drink is a cry for help

And someone wants a “large-almond-mocha-half-caf-cappucino-to-go”
And I’m like
“Eddy, how the hell do you make a ‘large-almond-mocha-half-caf’—
oh
hello..!
Never mind, Eddy
I’m clocking out, Eddy
…Let’s go!”

And we run, catch the 7
And the sun sets in the park
And the sky gets dark
And it’s heaven

‘Cause I’m new to the city
But it feels like home
‘Cause I was all alone
But now you look so pretty
With the moon on the Hudson behind
And soon, and for once, in my mind

It’s quiet
It gets quiet

Since I moved to Queens
It’s been hitting me in waves
That we play for keeps now
We’re not in school

But you’ve got that apartment on the West Side
Where I’ve never lived, but I might like to
One day…

…if that’s cool…?

And this is dumb, ‘cause I’m 24
Fresh from the land of St. Matthew’s Band
With dreams to answer for
We’re not in Kansas anymore
But the thing I know for sure

is I don’t know
What at grown-up singer looks like
And I don’t know
Why you still smile at me like that
And I don’t know
If what I said at the museum was premature

But I know I was falling in love with you
I know I was falling in love with you
I know I was falling in love with you
And I know that For Sure