Sometimes Love Takes So Long

Used to be green like two basil leaves

Left by the window we're going to seed

What in the world happened to you and me?

Used to be red like strawberry bread

Simple and sweet and we both got fed

Now I'm spitting sugar, lonely in my head

Don't break the silence with empty words

Don't fan the fire of my heartburn

Don't make a joke of our hard work

Lord only knows

Sometimes love takes so long

Here's my heart to write on

Every word is bittersweet

Your therapist, my shaken knees

Not together, desperately

We made a promise

One that we can't keep

I was too young to understand

Now I'm too old to give a damn

What in the world happened to you and me?

So don't break the silence with empty words

Don't fan the fire of my heartburn

Don't make a joke of our hard work

Lord only knows

Sometimes love takes so long

Here's my heart to write on

Every word is bittersweet

Sometimes love takes so long

Come on sweet to stay strong

Circle back to you and me

Sometimes love takes so long

Here's my heart to write on

Every word is bittersweet

Sometimes love takes so long

Come on sweet to stay strong

Circle back to you and me

Sometimes love takes so long