Portland, Maine
Navigating Love's Departure: A Tale from Portland, Maine
Lyrics
I don't want to be talking on the phone every night
I don't want to engage in nightly phone conversations.
Six PM, which timezone, yours or mine?
Uncertainty about the time zone for communication.
Ain't gonna worry where you are, who you're with
Not concerned about your whereabouts or companions.
Let's just agree, this is it
Let's agree to end this relationship.
Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Expressing unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
Leave your bags in the car, keep it running
Suggesting a quick departure without unpacking.
I won't pretend, that I won't miss this
Acknowledging the forthcoming emotional difficulty.
But Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Reiterating the unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
And I don't want to know, I don't want to know
Emphasizing the desire to remain ignorant about it.
See I'm just saving us some trouble somewhere down the line
Preventing future complications by ending things now.
This kind of town you just leave behind
Characterizing the town as one to be left behind.
And you don't know it yet, but you won't come back
Anticipating the partner won't return to the town.
And I ain't going nowhere and you know that
Asserting commitment to staying in the current location.
Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Repeating unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
Leave your bags in the car, keep it running
Encouraging a quick exit with the car running.
I won't pretend, that I won't miss this
Admitting the difficulty of letting go.
But Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Reiterating the unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
And you can go ahead and hate me, that's just fine
Accepting possible resentment, asserting correctness.
It doesn't matter either way, I'm right
Claiming that the outcome doesn't affect the speaker.
Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Reaffirming unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
Leave your bags in the car, keep it running
Encouraging a quick exit with the car running.
I won't pretend, that I won't miss this
Acknowledging the emotional challenge of separation.
But Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Reiterating the unfamiliarity with Portland, Maine.
Portland, Maine, I don't know where that is
Repeating uncertainty about the location.
I don't want to know
Affirming the desire to remain ignorant.
I don't want to know
Emphasizing the lack of interest in knowing.
I don't want to know
Reiterating the disinterest in obtaining information.
Portland, Maine
Mentioning Portland, Maine without knowledge of its location.
I don't know where that is
Expressing continued lack of knowledge about Portland, Maine.
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