He built a fort,
and tore it down,
now he floats,
up on his cloud.

He built a fire,
and blew it out,
now he burns,
full of doubt.

[Verse]

It's that rain coat kinda summer, greyed out kinda summer
you want a gin and lemonade* float kinda summer
parade float spend the day at the lake house
playing on your Uncle Dave's boat kinda summer.

But it's stay in make out, break down,
break up, find another, go numb kinda summer.
Luke-warm coffee in your rum kinda summer.
Since 21 this is all you've really done kinda summer.

But it's, just sharpy on the wrist kinda summer
you're twenty-six and you're too old for this.
You want your grandma to get to know your kids,
but you can't stop procastinating with all your friends.

And all you friends are all 20 and 21, you've spent the millenium,
sleepin', dreamin', and waitin', and stalli'n, and fallin' for everyone.
But never with anyone.
You believe in love, just haven't seen enough.

And you're a wreck, and your a mess.
And you're the real deal, man, you're a catch.
You're at Steel Wheels** hanging with your friends
You believe in love, but it's been slippin'

It's a buy a bike kinda summer, this is life kinda summer.
This is life. In Edmonton it feels like this is life.
It's beautiful and short, and you can build a fort,
but pretty soon you're watching leaves falling from your porch.

Snow falling on the porch. Know what I mean?
So who's beside you doing crosswords puzzles drinking ovaltine?
Is she a catch? Are you at rest?
Do you believe in love? And have you seen enough.

Well. You should probably get a date first.
You wanna make brunch guess you gotta break a couple eggs first.
Break a couple hearts first. I mean that's a gotta be
a lotta people's motto 'cause a lot of times your heart hurts.

And when you think that you'll be single until
you die in your apartment turn to oil and the stars burst,
until the universe freezes and it's God's turn,
to be alone***, well you should know that

You're a speck. And you're a breath.
But you believe in love, just haven't seen enough.
You're a speck. And you're a breath.
And you believe in love.

[Chorus]
You never know,
You never know,
You never know,
the hearts you hold.

*in reference to Gin and Lemonade by Liam Trimble
** a local pizza place
*** stated for poetic impact, not theological significance