We met, of all places, in front of Gristides Some freakishly cold winter's day I had on several unflattering layers of wool He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full So I rescued some Froot Loops he dropped by the curb And he made some remark that my smile was superb I thought that was sweet and I started to go When he said, "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow? Because I'll be here At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at seven If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here And in case there are two fellas waiting for you My name's John" He waved, and then He was gone Needless to say, I went back there to meet him Mostly to see if he'd show And there he was Out in the cold, with his jacket pulled tight He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight The next week, we went to this terrible play And the week after that, drank hot chocolate all day And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by When he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life? Because I'll be here Right beside you, as long as you want me to be There's no question There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life This might sound immature But I'm totally sure You're the one" And we had just begun! We got hitched in September, our favorite month With a rock band that played in this old synagogue And we bought an apartment, on West 17th Street And talked about children and getting a dog Our first anniversary came in a flash And we promised to take the day off He had to stop into his office that morning, and so I went walking uptown to this bakery I know When I heard on the street, what I thought was a joke Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread To the voicemail he left With the last words he said I'm sorry I don't mean to ruin your evening By bringing up all of this stuff You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight Well, today something happened that spooked me alright I saw this stormcloud of papers fall down from the sky And I thought of that day, and I started to cry When as sure as I breathe, I heard John, clear as day Saying, "Hey, you're allowed to move on It's okay Because I'll be here Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater Even if you go out on my birthday this year Instead of sitting at home Letting all of life's moments pass by You don't have to cry! Because I'll be here When you start going back to the places we went to together When you take off my ring, and you let yourself smile When you meet someone handsome and patient and true When he says that he wants to be married to you When you call him one night, and he meets you downtown When you finally answer him yes..." Yes! Jason... I will marry you I will give you my heart It has taken so long But I'm ready to start Right now John's whispering 'congrats' in my ear Cause I finally let myself tell you That I will be here
We met, of all places, in front of Gristides
Some freakishly cold winter's day
I had on several unflattering layers of wool
He slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full
So I rescued some Froot Loops he dropped by the curb
And he made some remark that my smile was superb
I thought that was sweet and I started to go
When he said, "Hey, whatcha doing tomorrow?
Because I'll be here
At the corner of Bleaker and Mercer tomorrow at seven
If you want to meet up, I'll be waiting right here
And in case there are two fellas waiting for you
My name's John"
He waved, and then
He was gone
Needless to say, I went back there to meet him
Mostly to see if he'd show
And there he was
Out in the cold, with his jacket pulled tight
He took me to dinner and kissed me goodnight
The next week, we went to this terrible play
And the week after that, drank hot chocolate all day
And suddenly, eight or nine months had flown by
When he said "Hey, whatcha doing the rest of your life?
Because I'll be here
Right beside you, as long as you want me to be
There's no question
There is nothing I've wanted so much in my life
This might sound immature
But I'm totally sure
You're the one"
And we had just begun!
We got hitched in September, our favorite month
With a rock band that played in this old synagogue
And we bought an apartment, on West 17th Street
And talked about children and getting a dog
Our first anniversary came in a flash
And we promised to take the day off
He had to stop into his office that morning, and so
I went walking uptown to this bakery I know
When I heard on the street, what I thought was a joke
Till I noticed the sirens and saw all the smoke
So I'm running back home with this feeling of dread
To the voicemail he left
With the last words he said
I'm sorry
I don't mean to ruin your evening
By bringing up all of this stuff
You're probably wondering why I even called you tonight
Well, today something happened that spooked me alright
I saw this stormcloud of papers fall down from the sky
And I thought of that day, and I started to cry
When as sure as I breathe, I heard John, clear as day
Saying, "Hey, you're allowed to move on
It's okay
Because I'll be here
Even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater
Even if you go out on my birthday this year
Instead of sitting at home
Letting all of life's moments pass by
You don't have to cry!
Because I'll be here
When you start going back to the places we went to together
When you take off my ring, and you let yourself smile
When you meet someone handsome and patient and true
When he says that he wants to be married to you
When you call him one night, and he meets you downtown
When you finally answer him yes..."
Yes!
Jason...
I will marry you
I will give you my heart
It has taken so long
But I'm ready to start
Right now John's whispering 'congrats' in my ear
Cause I finally let myself tell you
That I will be here
あるとても寒い冬の日 あの人と出逢った
彼は買い物袋を両手に持って 氷で足を滑らせた
転がるりんごを追いかけ 拾って渡してあげたの
戻ろうとしたら言われた
『もしも良ければ明日も逢おう』
君のそばに明日もまた居たい 夜7時にしよう
君が来てくれるならここで 待ってるから
そうだ言わなきゃ 僕は、ジョン
それが始まりだった
次の日逢いに行ったの 彼は待ってた
2人で食事をして語り合い 別れにはキスを交わした
沢山の想い出を一緒に造った夢のような日々
数ヶ月して言われたの
『もしも良ければ僕と結婚しよう』
君のそばにいつまでも居たい こんな僕だけど
これほど離れたくないと感じるのは
初めてのことなんだ だから一緒に
爽やかな9月のある日 教会で結婚式を挙げた
新しいアパートに引っ越して その先の夢を語り合った
翌年の記念日 夜にパーティーしようと約束をして
彼はオフィスで仕事 私はいつものパン屋さん
突然街は地獄に変わり サイレンや辺り一面の煙
震えながら家に戻ると
留守電に最後の彼の声が
ごめん、こんな話をして 今更だけれど
どうしてもあなたに聞いて欲しい 舞い降りる神の景色で
あの日の悪夢を想い出した
でも確かに聞こえたの あの人の囁く声が
『僕のことは忘れていいよ』
君のそばに僕はもう居ない 荷物も捨てていい
そして前に進んで欲しい 君にはまだ新たな未来がある
泣かないで
想い出は君の中に生き続けるとしても その中から立ち上がって
今君のそばに居る人と 幸せを掴んで欲しい
恐れずに愛し続けて さあ、今伝えよう
そう、ジェイソン
やっと決めたこの心は こんな長くかかったけど
あなたと生きて行きたい
これからはずっと あなたのそばに