Junebug

Press my forehead in yours

In a hospital room

You on a papersheets

Blue like a bruise

You fell asleep in my arms

Deep in the afternoon

Black X on your brand new skin

Moment of truth

Now I don't pray, so I know it's pathetic

When they wheel you away

I get down on my knees

I'll call you Junebug

Even though your middle name is August

It's true love

I knew from the minute that I saw you

I'd wake up

I know your heart like my only friend

Summer sun is in love

With you in a cool wet dawn

Light rest in your tangled curls

Strawberry blond

I'm listening to your hum

To tell me your favorite songs

Spin around in the neon dusk

Singing alone

But when I say

That I got to keep going

You put your hand on my face

And you tell me to say

I'll call you Junebug

Even though your middle name is August

It's true love

I knew from the minute that I saw you

I'd wake up

I know your heart like my only friend

I don't know what to do

With your birthday cards

And hospital bracelets

I wanna memorize you

With your hands still small enough

That they fit in my palms forever

I'll call you Junebug

Even though your middle name is August

It's true love

I knew from the minute that I saw you

I'd wake up

I know your heart like my only friend

'cause I know your heart like my only friend