i'll never know the tunnel

and why we shouldn't go near it at night

i'll never know the playground 

and what happened on june 12th by the swings

i'll never know your home

where you can still smell apple pie in the oven

and still hear your grandfather yelling at the newscasters 

i'll never know the jokes 

about that math teacher at your high school

or about that halloween in the locker room

i'll never know the sidewalks

how lucky it was to have felt your weight

how lucky this town was to have you in it

will it ever know that?