Suite 16

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Suite 16That night was our junior promYou were pretty in pink chiffonI had a tuxedo t-shirt onAnd a bottle of Boone’sWe’d been waiting for memoriesI’d saved up from Mickey D’sHad some tic-tac’s and the keysTo a motel roomAs the band played “Celebration” loudDancin’ with you…all I could think aboutWas suite 16 at the cactus Motor LodgeWhere dumpsters’d hide dad’s old DodgeAnd the room was by the ice machineJust a tv and a doublebedBut to a wide-eyed high-school kidThat room was suite 16We got there just after nineHung out the “do not disturb” signGiggled as we opened the wineOn the magic fingers bedBut we just took two or three sipsTalked for hours and time passed quickSoon we were ready to admitWe weren’t ready yetWe watched “Cheers’ reruns and just held handsThat night we shared an innocent danceIn suite 16 at the cactus Motor LodgeWhere dumpsters hid dad’s old DodgeAnd the room was by the ice machineJust a tv and a doublebedBut to a wide-eyed high-school kidThat room was suite 16Now here we are snuggled side by sideEv’ry time we see “Cheers” on Nick at NightIt reminds me what love really meansAnd how we knew that in suite 16…suite 16©2007 Robert George