I Know I Shouldn't Miss You But I Do
Lost Horses and October Blues: Longing in Scott Downes' Melody
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The sun was done, the night was ours
The day ended, leaving the night for us.
We sipped Four Roses by the reservoir
We drank Four Roses whiskey near the reservoir.
I thought we'd decorate the moon and stars
I anticipated sharing romantic moments with you under the moon and stars.
For the spring
In preparation for the upcoming springtime.
Now I'm like a cowboy with a hat who lost his horses
I feel lost and directionless, akin to a cowboy who has lost his horses.
Only drive in circles no matter what the course is
I seem to be going around in circles without progress or direction.
If what I've heard from reasonable sources
Information I've received from reliable sources.
Could be true
This information may hold truth.
Then I know I shouldn't miss you but I do
Despite understanding that I shouldn't, I still miss you.
Blackberries, trumpet flowers
References to nature—blackberries and trumpet flowers.
Watching lightning bugs at golden hour
Observing fireflies during the beautiful evening hours.
You're the honeysuckle summer shower
You symbolize the fleeting and refreshing moments of summer like a brief shower of honeysuckle.
That never came
However, these anticipated moments never materialized.
My sap is rising but it's slower than molasses
I'm feeling a slow emotional response, akin to the slow flow of molasses.
Old wood's groaning, knowing soon it will be ashes
Things around me are aging and changing, similar to old wood about to turn into ashes.
You're like the petals on the breeze, you flash and
You're like a fleeting moment carried by the wind, appearing and disappearing.
Flutter out of view
You vanish from my sight.
And I know I shouldn't miss you but I do
Despite understanding it's not logical, I still miss you.
Locusts by the roadside still buzzing in my brain
The memory of you, akin to buzzing locusts, remains persistent in my mind.
Found out you were leaving from the moaning of the train
I discovered your departure from the sound of a passing train.
The note you left it must have been washed off by the rain
The message you left might have been destroyed by the rain.
I guess the ring he gave you on the old Kentucky ferry
Perhaps the engagement ring he gave you influenced your decision to leave.
Turned out to be enough for you to carry
It seems that ring was enough for you to move on.
I thought we'd make it all the way to January
I had hoped our relationship would last until January, but it's ending prematurely in October.
But October's blue
The current state of affairs is melancholic and sad, represented by the color blue associated with October.
Cause I know I shouldn't miss you but I do
Despite knowing it's not rational, I still miss you.
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