Oh leave the curtains drawn 

And don’t bother staying on

Let me pretend that I’m not myself

For a little while, see

Then I’m back on my feet

In the same old skin I know so well

Oh leave me in my little tune

I promise I’ll be back soon

Oh it’s hard to get by

When you’re afraid to cry

So you close your lips and cast your eyes down

You’ve got so much to tell 

And so much to yell

So why do you whisper still

Will you tell me if you get bored

And you don’t feel like staying anymore

Oh and everytime you’re here

No I don’t want you near,

But I can’t take it when you’re gone

So leave me for a while 

But leave me with a smile

So that I know you’ll be back for more

Oh please be patient with me

This is not how I wanted to be 

Oh I’ll always be there 

To show you that I care

But I’m just not very good with words

So I hope you’ll understand 

That a squeeze of my hand 

Means that I’m all yours

Oh please be patient with me 

This is not how I wanted to be 

And will you tell me if you get bored

And you don’t feel like staying anymore

Oh leave the curtains drawn 

And don’t bother staying on

Let me pretend that I’m not myself

For a little while, see

Then I’m back on my feet

In the same old skin I know so well

Oh leave me in my little tune

I promise I’ll be back soon

Oh it’s hard to get by

When you’re afraid to cry

So you close your lips and cast your eyes down

You’ve got so much to tell 

And so much to yell

So why do you whisper still

Will you tell me if you get bored

And you don’t feel like staying anymore

Oh and everytime you’re here

No I don’t want you near,

But I can’t take it when you’re gone

So leave me for a while 

But leave me with a smile

So that I know you’ll be back for more

Oh please be patient with me

This is not how I wanted to be 

Oh I’ll always be there 

To show you that I care

But I’m just not very good with words

So I hope you’ll understand 

That a squeeze of my hand 

Means that I’m all yours

Oh please be patient with me 

This is not how I wanted to be 

And will you tell me if you get bored

And you don’t feel like staying anymore

Let my eyes keep on roaming

As you look the other way

In the end you know I’m not going

So we’ll just stay the same

Straight past me and straight ahead

As you tell me what you think I need

You haven’t heard a word I’ve said

Just rehearsed lines that you feed me

Stay with me in silence

I’m trying to tell you what I’m missing

As you tell me nothing is wrong

But how can you see when you don’t listen

Look ahead and move along

Stay with me in silence

Stay with me, but leave me in silence

One day will come, when you know what to do And I’ll be here
with you One day will come, but I’ll wait until I’m sure That
I’ll stay with her

A new day is coming, with the beating of her heart Oh I’ll never
let you down A new day is coming, and makes me think of the two of us
When I’m not with her

One day will come, when you know what I mean And you’ll see,
what we were meant to be One day will come, but I’ll wait until I’m
sure That I’ll stay with her

A new day is coming, with the beating of her heart Oh I’ll never
let you down A new day is coming, and makes me think of the two of us
When I’m not with her

I left home when I was 17

Just to see if the grass was really green

4 years deep of things left behind

but you know I’ve got it all still on my mind

Bet you’ve already heard a song like this

One that ends in that perfect farewell kiss

But I won’t play that same old game

Not that flawless role we all seem to wanna play

In your hands my heavy heart

Nowhere to put all the shame

Give me back my fragileness 

And please take some of the blame

I love you now that you want me to

And that’s not something I usually do

Digging up the roots of this old oak tree

Is just a little harder than I thought it’d be

In your hands my heavy heart

Nowhere to put all the shame

Give me back my fragileness 

And please take some of the blame

I gave you the key to let yourself in

To that secret place nobody’s ever been

You peaked your head inside and looked around

I can only hope you won’t let me down

I don’t know if you see

Just how much you mean to me

So let me know what you find

In this sheltered heart of mine

In your hands my heavy heart

Nowhere to put all the shame

Give me back my fragileness 

And please take some of the blame

You say write me a song that’s never been sung

Oh I’ll do my best with these

recycled expressions on the tip of my tongue

tired out chords, give it a rest

My mama said no one’s the same

and her mama told her that too

well I guess it’s not an unfair claim

but all I know is deja vu

Because it’s old news, I hate to break it to ya

Old news, but I’m sure you already know

That what I say tomorrow

well it’s just something borrowed

It’s old news

But nobody’s got a love like we do

So much more than hearts and glitter

No you just can’t compare us to

Those other couples you see on twitter…

No, it’s really not, it’s

I know it may seem redundant 

But really why would I try?

Because though words may be abundant

Each one’s been wrung out dry

We’re all just looking for greased molds

To slide easily into

And do what you’re told 

they don’t care what you’ve been through

After all, somebody somewhere

Has known what you’ve known

Seen what you’ve seen

Felt what you’ve felt 

And now it’s 

Old news, I hate to break it to you

Old news, but I’m sure you already know 

That what I say tomorrow

Well it’s just something borrowed

It’s old news

Hate to break it to you

Old news, but I’m sure you already know 

That what I say tomorrow

well it’s just something borrowed

It’s old news