I Wanna Be the One

[Verse 1]

Were you named for the river that surrounds

All my biggest mistakes or the way that I made it out

All the muscles in my mouth never smiled or said profound things

Until the day she handed you to me

[Chorus]

Now for all the steps you'll take and all you've overcome

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

Take every single tear for all the world to hear

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

[Verse 2]

Cigarettes are raining hard on the Upper East Side

She brings me a cake, we celebrate, I have arrived

And I know that it's been sang before but you're my human holiday

I put my hands to the table and dare say the love of my life

And your brother with his best friend shares the name of an inebriate

It couldn't bring me down

[Chorus]

Now for everything you lost and all you've overcome

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

Take every single tear for all the world to hear

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

[Bridge]

And make it last forever, clever comes in truth

When truth begets the past, it sends a call out to the moon

And the moon can see the beauty that surrounds your heart as it pounds

It starts the beat inspiring me until I make a sound

I wanna be the one, I wanna be one, I wanna be the one

[Chorus]

Now for everything you lost and all you've overcome

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

Take every single tear for all the world to hear

I wanna be the one to put it in a song