apology letter

Yo La Tengo

I was wrong
I knew right away but I played it cool
That trick never works
Took too long
And then I got mad because you got mad
Another one of my delightful quirks
What a jerk

If I were to smile at you
Would you smile at me?

It s so clear
What I m trying to say, but right on cue
It doesn t ever come that easily
Cause the words
Derail on the way from me to you
It seems to happen with some frequency
Depressingly

If I were to smile at you
Would you smile at me?
And I can t bear to look to see
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