teddy bear blues

handmade from your grandmother's sewing shop

you knew that was our favorite spot

button eyes and a corduroy shirt

i carried him through all of my hurt

i named him after my favorite tree

you gifted him to me when i was three

i told you my name was alyssa,

your name was jane

we were going to conquer the world someday

we set him up for tea parties

tried to feed him smarties

he had a look of innocence in those hollow eyes

now our parents cuddle him at night

they wanted to leave him at our grave

some thought that would be insane

cause inside those teddy bear blues

we're the final memories of us two

i watch him from high up in the clouds

the moments we witness, surely make us proud

did we get to live a wonderful life, jane?

even if it was cut short in maine?

they wanted to leave him at our grave

some thought that would be insane

cause inside those teddy bear blues

we're the final memories of us two

i remember hugging him tight

pushing him down the slide

dressing him up in cute clothes

he understood me the most

you took him to the park

where he melted all the babies hearts

you cried when you thought you lost him

you swore to him like some sort of sin

they wanted to leave him at our grave

some thought that would be insane

cause inside those teddy bear blues

we're the final memories of us two