Lyrics

only this, only this
please don’t let me forget
only this
only this is what we get

G Am C C
i’m afraid that this will slip on through my fingers
and it still does on the days that i forget
but i remember every beautiful night
and i remember what it all had meant

i think i feel it all in retrospect
i find it hard to feel it in the moment
i’m in awe of all my lovely friendships
i still can’t believe that this is what i get

so please talk as much as you like
your voice is always so nice
i’m smiling from ear to ear
when your eyes light up, they shine

only this, only this
please don’t let me forget
only this
only this is what we get

so stay a while and look up at the stars
show me who you really know you are
all the ways that we changed, oh, we never strayed too far
despite everything, it’s still your heart

i can’t believe that i get this
you make me feel so special
i never thought that i’d be here
i’m in love with your essence

only this, only this
please don’t let me forget
only this
only this is what we get

steph calls me in tears
while wen pei cries alone
and georgia’s trying so hard to find
someone who feels like home
and i’m lying under a tree in Leichhardt
when gabi calls my phone
and jahren made it to queers of joy
and calls me a lovely soul

so i’ll do my best to lift you up
when your bank balance is low
and i’ll be first to raise a cup
to beloved friends i know
and to the ones i haven’t met yet
i hope you have some of your own
who fill the room with light
everywhere they go

only this, only this
please don’t let me forget
only this
only this is what we get