{Verse 1} All I want is what you have But it’s not that serious All I have is what you need But you’re not that jealous I threw one last "Hail Mary" At your bedside about ten thirty I said that we had to talk Guess you had to get up early And I try to uninstall This first set of desires in my genes But the second pair Keeps strangling me {Verse 2} All I want is the punchline But you say it's serious You get lost from time to time But at least you’re honest When I tried to knit Each of these dandelion-yellow threads I told you I have the hang of this While we plainly saw it fraying at the ends {break} {Outro} I think I'd be better off If instead we kept them at short sleeves A lack of control Will be strangling me And I don't know how else to make you see