Checking In

(album: Built To Last - 2023)

We used to meet up at the lockers
Now we're lucky if we squeeze in a few drinks on the holidays
Weekends playing soccer
Now my friends all moved away and they're too busy for pick up games

And I know that the phone works both ways
But maybe I'm too scared to confront how we all changed
Had my head in the sand for so long where it felt safe
But I just saw the sun for the first time in days

Just checking in
Hey how you been?
It's been too long
Swear that I still exist
I missed your call
It's no one's fault
It was so much easier
When we were kids
So just checking in

Heard you're getting married next month
I remember when you met her and you told me she was the one
So thank you for the invite
But I couldn't get away from work and I can't afford a flight

And I know that the phone works both ways
But maybe I'm afraid that it won't be like the old days
Had my head in the sand for so long where it felt safe
But I just saw the sun for the first time in days

Just checking in
Hey how you been?
It's been too long
Swear that I still exist
I missed your call
It's no one's fault
It was so much easier
When we were kids
So just checking in

The pendulum swings and the distance it brings
Are you feeling it too or is it just me
So I try to rewind to the place and the time
Where it all makes sense
Tell me we're still friends

Just checking in
Hey how you been?
It's been too long
Swear that I still exist
I missed your call
It's no one's fault
It was so much easier
When we were kids
Just checking in

Just checking in
Just checking in