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The Piano
written by Autumn Sky

If we find a first-level apartment, we can keep the piano
The one that's always lived in the garage
On the first-level floor of my parent's house in Carmichael
A well-intended gift when it was bought

But now my little brother's fingers are its only source of company
And on rainy days, a tarp's keeping it safe
It's collecting dust bunnies this minute, as I stand and sing about it
A birthday gift I still can't stand to trade

Lately I've found myself at a loss for words
And that has never really been my problem before
Now when they ask me if we're doing fine
I cannot find the proper words to help describe
Because it feels too small to say "okay"
And you are far to beautiful to say just "great," you know?

Now on the first day that I met you, I was hoping to become
A little more rebellious than I'd previously been
I had grandiose plans to kiss whomever I did choose to
And to not care about the consequence

But as the fates would have it, who could keep from talking to you
I even tried to talk to Devin for awhile
I just felt myself drawn back by your graceful way of speaking
Your sarcasm bit, I broke into a smile

Then when your birthday was to come and pass
I knew I had to find you something that would last
If we weren't meant to be, I'd still be pleased to know
That somewhere, far off and away, you'd play those notes
And that your good, brave soul might find relief
Because it's hard to be an artist when you need to eat, I know

If we do or do not sell the piano I will love him either way
If we have to sell it or it gets to stay
I've never been loved by somebody who is always thinking of me
And who knows, before I say, when I'm afraid

And if a first-level apartment isn't sitting in our future
I will simply take the memory of a gift:
It was the only thing that I thought that there was left in existence
To describe how beautiful life with him is

It was the only thing that I thought that there was left in existence to describe how beautiful life with him is

We can keep the piano.