Allie woke up 8AM   Graduation day.   Got into a car,   And crashed along the way.      When we arrived late to the wake,   Stole the urn while they   Looked away,   And drove to the beach   'Cause I knew you'd want it   That way.      And you were standing   On the hood of the car   Singing out loud   When the sun came up.      And I know I wasn't right,   But it felt so good.   And your mother didn't mind,   Like I thought she would.   And that REM song was playing   In my mind.   And three and a half minutes   Felt like a lifetime      It felt like a lifetime      And you move like water   I could drown in you.   And I fell so deep once,   Till you pulled me through      You would tell me   "No one is allowed to be so proud   They never reach out   When they're giving up."      And I know I wasn't right,   But it felt so good.   And your mother didn't mind,   Like I thought she would.   And that REM song was playing   In my mind.   And three and a half minutes   Felt like a lifetime      Are you sitting in the lights?   Or combing your hair again,   And talking in rhymes?   Are you sitting in the lights?      When I got home, heard the phone,   Your parents had arrived.   And your dad set his jaw   Your mom just smiled and sighed.      But they left soon   And I went to my room.   Played that disc that you'd given me,   And I shut my eyes   Swear I could hear the sea.      When we were standing   On the hood of your car   Singing out loud when the sun came up.      And I know I wasn't right,   But it felt so good.   And your mother didn't mind,   Like I thought she would.   And that REM song was playing   In my mind.   And three and a half minutes,   Three and a half minutes,      Felt like a lifetime