Lyrics

Two earrings short of a cocktail dress
String of jokes to hide the mess
String of pearls to hide the neck
Hair says that I don’t care, but I’m terrified that I won’t impress

Two blue eyes on a tile floor
Skating around, but you’re not bored
Skating spines clad in velour
Smile like a little child, but I know there’s more to you than that boy

Man, I wish that we could skip this part
I’d hold you close ‘til you could feel my beating heart
But I’ll push you farther, and farther, and farther away
‘Til you are smaller, smaller than a dot in space
And deep down, I’m still hoping that you’ll stay

And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around
And in a night or two, we can figure all this out
You bring the wood, I’ll light a match
We can build a fire, and I will wait for you

Hair band flies like a slingshot
Hair dryer flies like a large rock
You fly out of the room but
Blame accepts the chase, and hate’s only a step away from love

Man, I wish that we could skip this part
I’d hold you close ‘til you could feel my beating heart
But I’ll push you farther, and farther, and farther away
‘Til you are smaller, smaller than a dot in space
And deep down, I’m still hoping that you’ll stay

And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around
And in a year or two, we can figure all this out
I’ll bring the guilt; you look abashed
We can tame the wrath and I will wait for you

I’m short but my walls are tall and
I dream big, but I hope small and
I think that my love for you is just another reason you’ll be
Long gone, but I write you here in
Sad songs that you like to hear and
I think that my fear of you is just another reason you should stay
Just take the hits like a playlist and never fade away
I’ll turn you up on every rain day

And if that’s all right with you, maybe you could stick around
And in a life or two, we can figure all this out
You bring the car, I’ll bring the gas
We’ll both have questions without answers
Bring the faith, I’ll bring the passion
You can build a life
And I can build a life
And we can build a life
And I will wait for you