Mine

[Verse 1]

Maybe I’ve been

Maybe I’ve been away a little too long

And baby I

Baby, I’ve seen beautiful things

They never start all that strong

Just the right kind of weak

And I hate the word, weak

It supposes you can't stand all alone

Well, I can

I just know I’d like it a whole lot more

To stand a little taller with you

Baby, I’ve been doing some thinking

And I think that you and I could

Turn into stars that light up the bypass

'Cause you know I love the way your hands

Could go right 'round my waist

Love the lines on your face

Want to draw them with permanent marker

Your heart that I’m after

Promise to try, keep it safe

[Pre-Chorus]

So if time runs out and you call over

If it all goes south and you need colder

[Chorus]

I was never made to dance around a carousel

And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even like myself

And I’m just wasting days

Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds

Attached to mine

[Verse 2]

I heard you’ve been a little busy with her

Spending all your latest hours just

Playing magnets

And I’m not sad, just a little down, a little out and over 'cause

I thought your words meant something

Each syllable subtle instructions

To wait for you

But I guess they were just words that I read too much into

And we’re all losers when it comes down it

We just choose the way we’re gonna lose best

And I accept that I’m just a thought track

In your mind when in mine you’re my biggest bet

And my highest hope, and my greatest find, and my softest blow

And my right-hand man, and my very worst plan

And my ticket home

[Chorus]

I was never made to dance around a carousel

And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even like myself

And I’m just wasting days

Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds

Attached to mine

[Post-Chorus]

I’m a sucker for a boy who I don’t really understand

And if you let me, I could love you with every inch of who I am

And if I couldn’t, well, the opportunity would still be grand

To try and make you mine

[Bridge]

And I write novels about the crinkles when you smile

Foolish faith in thinking "he just needs some time"

But I’ve given you months

And now I’m running out of time I've saved away for you

It's something I could do without

But I’m still counting in case you save it too

Do you save it too?

[Chorus]

I was never made to dance around a carousel

And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even love myself

And I’m just wasting days

Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds

Attached to mine

[Post-Chorus]

I’m a sucker for a boy who I don’t really understand

And if you let me, I could love you with every inch of who I am

And if I couldn’t, well, the opportunity would still be grand

To try and make you mine