Let's Pretend They Were Red

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.