Return to Oxford Street

Music and Lyric by David W. Jacobsen
© 2008. All Rights Reserved.

Dear Stephen, I'm writing again
In case previous letters were lost
Cause one never knows
When the wind changes
Are we now just strangers?

Dear Stephen, do you remember?
The days when we were younger
But in the end
You can't count on the past
As our roles change, we are recast

I look for you on Oxford Street sometimes
Times goes by
I look for you on Oxford Street sometimes
I know why

Dear Stephen, it's strange that I bother
But I find it hard to let go
Cause who you are
Is in part who you've been
And when you change, you shed some skin

Dear Stephen, I'm calling again
In case you changed your mind
Cause old friends
They fall away
Until there's little left to say

I went back to Oxford Street again
Times goes by
I went back to Oxford Street again
I know why

Dear Jonathan, how are things in Boulder?
How is your wife?
I'm glad to know you're happy with your world

Things with me are well
I've no cause to complain
Still I'm not all that happy all the same

You know it's me
I never was
Ever all that cheerful, even way back when

I miss the way we were
As kids up to no good
I know once, though long ago, you understood

I look for you on Oxford Street sometimes
Times goes by
I look for you on Oxford Street sometimes
I know why

Dear Jonathan, I sent a gift for your daughter
I know she just turned five
It's hard to believe, it's crazy how much time

If you come back east for Christmas
Please let me know the day
I need a glimpse of what has slipped away

I went back to Oxford Street again
Times goes by
I went back to Oxford Street again
I know why