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Sometimes you can say more in a drunken hour or so
Than some people get across in a life of lyin' low
And sometimes you can feel more for someone you've barely kissed
But you don't see it at the time, and the moment that you've missed

For a short time she was standing there
And you saw her, she saw you, and you recall the colour of her hair
For a long time you never thought of her
Then you heard she was gone for good
You might have cried then if you could
Would have looked foolish if you did
Somewhere, the tears are falling in your mind
For a short time

There's a photo of your gang on the night she hung about
And you're lookin' like a wag, you've got your fat tongue pokin' out
But she's nowhere to be seen, you won't spot her anywhere
It was her who took the picture, you were looking straight at her

For a short time she was standing there
And you saw her, she saw you, and you recall the colour of her hair
For a long time you never thought of her
Then you heard she was gone for good
You might have cried then if you could
Would have looked foolish if you did
Somewhere, the tears are falling in your mind
For a short time

Tell me, how long is a short time? Is it longer than two hours?
Or a bit less than a weekend? Is it shorter than a year?
Is it the time it takes to not complete your business with a person?
With a friend you make in transit? With a daughter held so dear?

For a short time she was standing there
And you saw her, she saw you, and you recall the colour of her hair
For a long time you never thought of her
Then you heard she was gone for good
You might have cried then if you could
Would have looked foolish if you did
Somewhere, the tears are falling in your mind
For a short time

(Mick Thomas, Weddings Parties Anything. Fkn legend.)