Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ed Sheeran
Acoustic Guitar
Leddra Chapman
Background Vocals
Jake Gosling
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ed Sheeran
Songwriter
Amy Wadge
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ed Sheeran
Co-Producer
Jake Gosling
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I paid all my dues
And she wanted to know
That I'd never leave her
Now I'm ready to go
[Verse 2]
As strange as it seems
She's endless to me
She's just like paperwork
But harder to read
[Verse 3]
Patience, my enemy
Loving's my friend
It's harder to leave with my heart on my sleeve
Than to stay and just pretend
[Verse 4]
Oh, she knows me so well
Oh, she knows me like I know myself
[Verse 5]
I made all my plans
And she has made hers
She kept me in mind
But I wasn't sure
[Verse 6]
I searched every room
For a way to escape
But every time I try to leave she keeps
Holding on to me for dear life and blocking my way
[Verse 7]
But, patience, my enemy
And loving's my friend
It's harder to leave with my heart on my sleeve
Than to stay and just pretend
[Verse 8]
Oh, she knows me so well
Oh, she knows me like I know myself
[Verse 9]
And like the back of her hand, she already understands everything
"Won't you stay?" and she says
And she already knows how it goes
And where she stands I'll stay anyway
[Verse 10]
'Cause she knows me so well
Oh, she knows me like I know myself
Oh, she knows me so well, ooh
Oh, she knows me like I know myself, I know myself
[Verse 11]
Oh, she knows me like I know myself
I know myself
I know myself
I know myself
Written by: Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran