Protocol

[Verse 1]

I remember the evenin' you said you were leavin'

That's when I knew I had lost

No room for forgiveness

Suitcase, frames, pictures, placed in the back of your car

[Pre-Chorus]

I won't tell my parents how I fucked up perfection

And selfishly put myself first

A future of stories, kiss you good mornings

Gone, and it's what I deserve

[Chorus]

I can't find the words to say

When someone asks how you've been

I don't know the protocol

For fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart

[Verse 2]

When my friends hear the rumours

They'll tell me they knew

That you were bad news from the start

Every bar they take me

To try to matchmake me

With someone who doesn't come close, no

[Pre-Chorus]

You won't tell your mother 'cause she'll tell your father

And that's just one more broken heart (One more broken heart)

A future of stories, adventures, and journeys

On fire and falling apart

[Chorus]

I can't find the words to say

Someone asks how you've been

Don't know the protocol

For fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart

Call your answerphone

Hope that you're not at home

Don't know the protocol

For fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart (Ahh)

[Bridge]

When I'm all by myself and the drink doesn't help

Take 'em down from the shelf

And I'm reminded I keep fighting wars in my head

With the miles of regret, 'cause I had every letter, but now

[Chorus]

I can't find the words to say

When someone asks how you've been

Don't know the protocol

For fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart

Call your answerphone

Hope that you're not at home

Don't know the protocol

For fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart

(Fixin' a, fixin' a broken heart)