I've seen the girl who'll pick up where I leave off
she's already smoothing her hands for the pictures
I've seen her sorting through my memories
what's sweet? what's bitter? she wants what I can't give her.
I've seen the girl who'll chew up what I bite off
she's devising a better mouth just to kiss you
any minute I'll have to surrender to her wishes
what to take and what to set free? I wonder if she'll miss me.
I've seen the girl who'll be brave when I run off
she's been picking her fights like she knows how to win them
and I've seen her sorting through my memories
what's sweet? what's bitter? she wants what I can't give her.
Every time I try to get out of her way, the day's full of kids
giving you the finger, and speeders gonna k** you on your tiny street
she wants to beat through all the hell and high water
threatening what she believes
that's when I know I should just drop everything and let her sing
she's a better version of me
I've seen the girl who'll remember what I lost
she has never forgotten a name or a punchline
she is the one that I have chosen
I'm lost but she's found
a better way to get 'round
I tell myself you're not a fool