I didn't expect to get all choked up when I listened to this song, but damn if I'm not misty-eyed. (I should mention that Giggle and I went out for a drink and that may explain it.)

I really loved the Promise Ring back in the day. And by "back in the day" I mean high school. I wrote Davey a letter and he wrote back, and it meant so much to me that some small-town girl could develop a friendship with someone in a band. Everything felt simpler then.

My college boyfriend gave me one of the best presents I've ever had when he recorded a cover of this song on a four-track. The cassette was destroyed when an old apartment basement flooded, but I still think fondly of him when I hear this song. Oh, so EMO.