Standards

[Verse 1] I woke at half past noon It's overcast in mid-June And I've got nothing to do But talk to the walls in my room They're callous and they're cruel They're closing in on me too I put my phone down and light a cigarette Pray these walls burn down to give me a view [Pre-Chorus] And we both know when you come home You'll call me up again Just to piss off my mother And just to call me a friend Oh it's been several years or so Since I've had you in my bed Now you wake next to another And I pretend not to care [Chorus] I can't speak of romance When they ask me what we had And I can't seem to understand Why you would haunt me so casually And you know that I've got standards But for you, they don't matter [Verse 2] I'm swimmin' in the pool The pool where I used to meet you Head-first in my shoes And the water's not as blue [Pre-Chorus] Oh, now we both know I sleep alone Last night I dreamt of you again I don't wanna be held by another Just so it can end Oh it's been several years or so Since I've been clear in the head I can't confide in my mother I can't confide in my friends [Chorus] Yeah I can't speak of romance When they ask me what we had And I can't seem to understand Why you would haunt me so casually And you know that I've got standards But for you they don't matter [Outro] Now I'm wasted at your party You're off with the girl who's not me You can't tell her what we had 'Cause wouldn't it drive her mad So I wish that I never met you 'Cause these affairs get so convoluted But it's not that I regret this I just wish I did things different