In Between

FEMALE Pear trees bloom for two weeks in April. Do you think we can last that long? MALE How many days to go Until we hit that slow BOTH Let go, going, gone? While the blossoms still cling to their branches FEMALE While the leaves still beam lemon green BOTH While we don’t know any better FEMALE Let’s say BOTH There’s no space in between. FEMALE The trees are always BOTH White. It’s springtime forever MALE Or at least for one more night. BOTH And if we hold hands when we sleep, We can dream the same dream. There’s no space here at all in between. In between. FEMALE Grab your bike. We’re crossing the East River. All the bikes make the bridges sway. MALE What do we know of June? It’s Sunday afternoon. BOTH Ride with me and pray. There’s no space in between. FEMALE The trees are always BOTH White. It’s springtime forever Or at least for one more night. And if we hold hands when we sleep, We can dream the same dream. There’s no space here at all in between. In between. MALE In between. FEMALE Tell me, dear, if you caught my spring fever. MALE In between. FEMALE Do you feel like you’re seventeen? MALE In between. FEMALE Do you think that maybe somewhere, somehow There’s no space in between? The trees are always BOTH White. It’s springtime forever Or at least for one more night. And if we hold hands when we sleep, We can dream the same dream. There’s no space here at all in between. In between. In between. FEMALE In between. MALE Pear trees bloom for two weeks in April. FEMALE In between. MALE Do you think we can last that long? BOTH Can we last that long? (Can we last that long?) In between. In between. MALE In between. FEMALE Yeah. MALE In between. BOTH In between.