let’s pretend they were red
let’s pretend it was summer
let’s pretend you and I
picked enough for a pie
let’s pretend that our house
was just the right size
and every night
was a Saturday night
every morning
was a Sunday in bed
let’s pretend it was true
let’s pretend it was right
let’s pretend that our house
wasn’t always this size
let’s pretend we’re not thieves
and pretend this is wine
and Sunday left Saturday
tied to the bed
summer left
without saying goodbye
let’s pretend they were red
let’s pretend that we tried
let’s pretend they weren’t black
when they went in the pie.