Balladeer

There's a hesitancy to our thing

We're a playin' card deck, missin' a king

And it takes somethin' out of me to be close to you

But I won't rule it out yet, unless you want me to

Probably see you on Wednesday, anyway

In a car with the dashboard lit

I swear to god, it's electric shit

A sudden heat piercin' the dark

I reach over, you put it in park

I will take you while I have you

And I'm surprised to be here

But I don't mind at all

I'm a balladeer

I can take the fall

There's an ache inside my head

And it's you on the timpani, knockin' 'em dead

It's a dazzling thing

Your give-in grin

Leftover Pad Thai stuck on your chin

I just like gettin' to know you

At what point in the chronology

Do I make room for you, do you get real for me?

Specks of toothpaste on the bathroom mirror

Fixatin' or runnin' out of here

I don't need you to be my counselor

And I'm surprised to be here

But I don't mind at all

I'm a balladeer

I can take the fall

And I'm surprised to be here

But I don't mind at all

I'm a balladeer

I can take the fall