Press my forehead in yours
In a hospital room
You on a papersheets
Blue like a bruise
You fell asleep in my arms
Deep in the afternoon
Black X on your brand new skin
Moment of truth
Now I don't pray, so I know it's pathetic
When they wheel you away
I get down on my knees
I'll call you Junebug
Even though your middle name is August
It's true love
I knew from the minute that I saw you
I'd wake up
I know your heart like my only friend
Summer sun is in love
With you in a cool wet dawn
Light rest in your tangled curls
Strawberry blond
I'm listening to your hum
To tell me your favorite songs
Spin around in the neon dusk
Singing alone
But when I say
That I got to keep going
You put your hand on my face
And you tell me to say
I'll call you Junebug
Even though your middle name is August
It's true love
I knew from the minute that I saw you
I'd wake up
I know your heart like my only friend
I don't know what to do
With your birthday cards
And hospital bracelets
I wanna memorize you
With your hands still small enough
That they fit in my palms forever
I'll call you Junebug
Even though your middle name is August
It's true love
I knew from the minute that I saw you
I'd wake up
I know your heart like my only friend
'cause I know your heart like my only friend