We met of all places, in front of Gristedes, some freakishly cold winters day
I had on several unflattering layers of wool, he slipped on the ice with his grocery bags full
So I rescued some fruit 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 and 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, what-cha 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 favourite 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
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I saw this storm cloud of papers fall down from the sky
And I thought of that day and I started to cry
When as sure as I breath 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 favourite 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 some 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
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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