[Verse 1]
You think the way that I sing and the things that I live are jarring
Just for being myself, I'm sorry
You wrote a Luther-like list of my attributes you find alarming
You were trying to gather an army
You were trying to make me sorry
[Chorus]
“I'm sorry”
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for
[Verse 2]
You drop scope and frown
You can't find what made your eyes starry
Just for being myself, I'm sorry
I screwed up my sleep
I can't make up for time I borrow
I swear I'll be on time tomorrow
Both awake and in dreams, I sorrow
In my closet of covets, the hanging clothes all have bodies
I'm s**ual, and I'm sorry
You're my closest friend
You don't trust me with your car key
You don't like how I act in public
You don't think I am thinking of it
You don't talk when I'm loud at parties
I have served your detention
I walk to the board, and I'm chalking one hundred “sorry”s
[Chorus]
“I'm sorry”
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for
[Ending]
I'm of the firm belief that the rest of a life is starting
When one pries and then starts parting
The ins and the outs of “sorry”