This Time Next Year (Will I Miss You?)

Now we all stand at the podium

Congratulations thrown around

Will I miss you?

Will I miss you

This time next year?

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Eight long years

I know every little habit of yours

Will I miss you

Will I miss you

This time next year?

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From the times you felt you couldn’t go on

To the times you bounced off the walls in enthusiasm,

I knew you.

But will I miss you

This time next year?

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The first few years, we were all little

And got along with everyone

Not anymore so much

So will I still miss you

This time next year?

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Now I can’t wait to be free of everyone

And start myself anew

Do you think I will miss you?

Do you think I will miss you this time next year?

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Each of these last days are torture

As I press against the prison bars

Then do I think I will miss you?

Do I think I will miss you

This time next year?

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The memories are all shoved into a pretty box

With bows and ties

Will I miss them?

Will I miss them this time next year?

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Will I find the memory box at the back of the shelf

This time next year?

Will I have sifted through them three times a day every day

By this time next year?

I don’t know if I will miss them,

I’m not sure if I will miss them,

I have no idea if I will miss them

I really can’t tell you if I will miss them

This time, next year

Only time will tell.