"Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" - Expose
It was the middle of 8th grade. The entire art class decided to take a mini field trip to a nearby park off of Kineloa St. just two blocks away from our junior high. The sun was warm, but there was a cool breeze in the air. We all brought sacked lunches and our teacher carried a cooler full of juice boxes and bottled water. A mid-sized boom box complete with D-sized batteries laid on top of the center table with scattered cassette tapes all around. An early 90's mix played in the background while a group of "cool" kids argued about what to put on next. A handful of boys ran off to play tennis and basketball while a bunch of girls headed for the swings. A few couples stayed off to the side to snuggle on a picnic blanket knowing the teacher would be too preoccupied to notice.
Me? I just kinda roamed and observed the different cliques that surrounded me. I didn't really fit into the sports thing and all the swings were taken. I was part of a couple once, but he moved on to a friend of mine so I saw no point in listening to them giggle over the same sh*t he probably told me. A baseball game soon took over the open field, but those that remembered me from 5th grade knew better than to offer me the bat so I kept on walking. I found a quiet section on top of the tallest slide and sat there for a minute watching everyone as they passed by. Inside the metal hut above me were taggings of different names, "David + Maria," "Lani loves Carlos," "Janet xoxo Peter," amongst several "always & forever's," and scribbles that wore off over time. I often wondered if they were still together and what provoked them to deface public property just to show their affection for each other.
A few toddlers strolled in with their moms and laughed hysterically in the sandbox. They slowly made their way to the tip of the slide and began scooping up dirt and sand at the base of it. "So much for taking a short cut," I thought to myself. I made my way down the opposite end, careful not to scare them away and headed up to the boom box. By then the cool kids dispersed, cracking jokes near the gated bridge so I knew I was in the clear. I pulled out the only tape I brought, Expose's self titled album, and forwarded to track #6. I sat on top of the table and softly sang it to myself. Cars drove by, kids still ran amok and the teacher remain distracted, but no one bothered me until the whole song was over.
I remember this so vividly because it was one of the many times I silently wished that one day you'll write me back.
Lyrics:
I hear you're taking the town again
Havin' a good time
With all your good-time friends
I don't think that you think of me
You're on your own now
And I'm alone and free
I know that I should get on with my life
But a life lived without you
Could never be right
As long as the stars shine down
From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
I try to smile so the hurt won't show
Tell everybody
That I was glad to see you go
But the tears just won't go away
(Won't go away..)
Loneliness found me
Looks like it's here to stay
I know that I oughta find someone new
But all I find is myself
Always thinkin' of you
As long as the stars shine down
From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
Oh!
No matter what I do
Each night's a lifetime to live through
I can't go on like this
(I need your touch)
You're the only one I'll ever love)
Oh, oh.. ah....
Ooh.....
Ooh.....
Ooh.....
And as
Long as the stars shine down
From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
I'll never get over you
Getting over
Never get over you...
Getting over
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
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It was the middle of 8th grade. The entire art class decided to take a mini field trip to a nearby park off of Kineloa St. just two blocks away from our junior high. The sun was warm, but there was a cool breeze in the air. We all brought sacked lunches and our teacher carried a cooler full of juice boxes and bottled water. A mid-sized boom box complete with D-sized batteries laid on top of the center table with scattered cassette tapes all around. An early 90's mix played in the background while a group of "cool" kids argued about what to put on next. A handful of boys ran off to play tennis and basketball while a bunch of girls headed for the swings. A few couples stayed off to the side to snuggle on a picnic blanket knowing the teacher would be too preoccupied to notice.
Me? I just kinda roamed and observed the different cliques that surrounded me. I didn't really fit into the sports thing and all the swings were taken. I was part of a couple once, but he moved on to a friend of mine so I saw no point in listening to them giggle over the same sh*t he probably told me. A baseball game soon took over the open field, but those that remembered me from 5th grade knew better than to offer me the bat so I kept on walking. I found a quiet section on top of the tallest slide and sat there for a minute watching everyone as they passed by. Inside the metal hut above me were taggings of different names, "David + Maria," "Lani loves Carlos," "Janet xoxo Peter," amongst several "always & forever's," and scribbles that wore off over time. I often wondered if they were still together and what provoked them to deface public property just to show their affection for each other.
A few toddlers strolled in with their moms and laughed hysterically in the sandbox. They slowly made their way to the tip of the slide and began scooping up dirt and sand at the base of it. "So much for taking a short cut," I thought to myself. I made my way down the opposite end, careful not to scare them away and headed up to the boom box. By then the cool kids dispersed, cracking jokes near the gated bridge so I knew I was in the clear. I pulled out the only tape I brought, Expose's self titled album, and forwarded to track #6. I sat on top of the table and softly sang it to myself. Cars drove by, kids still ran amok and the teacher remain distracted, but no one bothered me until the whole song was over.
I remember this so vividly because it was one of the many times I silently wished that one day you'll write me back.
Lyrics:
I hear you're taking the town again
Havin' a good time
With all your good-time friends
I don't think that you think of me
You're on your own now
And I'm alone and free
I know that I should get on with my life
But a life lived without you
Could never be right
As long as the stars shine down From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
I try to smile so the hurt won't show
Tell everybody
That I was glad to see you go
But the tears just won't go away
(Won't go away..)
Loneliness found me
Looks like it's here to stay
I know that I oughta find someone new
But all I find is myself
Always thinkin' of you
As long as the stars shine down
From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
Oh!
No matter what I do
Each night's a lifetime to live through
I can't go on like this
(I need your touch)
You're the only one I'll ever love)
Oh, oh.. ah....
Ooh.....
Ooh.....
Ooh.....
And as
Long as the stars shine down
From the heavens
Long as the rivers run
To the sea
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
I'll never get over you
Getting over
Never get over you...
Getting over
I'll never get over you
Getting over me
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