The Dent That Stays

[Chorus] Three thirty-five on a summer day Cement steps, I watch and pray For a blue bike and a ponytail But only rusty mailboxes prevail [Verse] Twelve years old, the sun beats down On this forgotten part of town My slingshot's aimed, a silent plea At the metal box across from me [Pre-Chorus] Tar is hot, the air is thick Frying fish, that’s mother’s trick A sticky sweetness, orange fizz Ants crawl up where the trickle is [Chorus] Three thirty-five on a summer day Cement steps, I watch and pray For a blue bike and a ponytail But only rusty mailboxes prevail [Verse] My white shirt’s soaked, a salty stain Waiting here in sun or rain That blue bike never turns the bend Just this waiting without end [Bridge] Now thirty years have spun around In another city, on different ground An ice cream cart, a distant chime I remember that forgotten time [Chorus] Three thirty-five on a summer day Cement steps, I watch and pray For a blue bike and a ponytail But still the rusty mailboxes prevail [Outro] The dent I made, it’s still right there A memory hanging in the air Empty bottle, shadow dries Beneath the endless summer skies