[Verse 1]
I've had growing pains on every inch
I've been stretched head to toe, I've been made to fit
I've got hell to pay, I've got wasted tricks
It's a wall of untold truths that I'm living with

[Pre-Chorus]
It took so long for me to look up to you
I never noticed what you do
It took so long for me to look up to you
I never noticed what you do

[Chorus]
Is this the mark of a man?
Am I just all bad news?
A flash in the pan?
Don't make me choose
Is this some cruel romance?
Thought I was playing along
I best pay my dues
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon

[Verse 2]
I've been dispossessed, I've been painted red
I've said and I've done things that I shouldn't have
Sometimes I'm in too deep, sometimes I'm out of reach
Sometimes I'm catching my breath when I shouldn't speak
[Pre-Chorus]
It took so long for me to look up to you
I never noticed what you do
It took so long for me to look up to you
I never noticed what you do

[Chorus]
Is this the mark of a man?
Am I just all bad news?
A flash in the pan?
Don't make me choose
Is this some cruel romance?
Thought I was playing along
I best pay my dues
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come

[Bridge]
It took so long for me to look up to you
It took so long, it took so long

[Chorus]
Is this the mark of a man?
Am I just all bad news?
A flash in the pan?
Don't make me choose
Is this some cruel romance?
Thought I was playing along
I best pay my dues
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon
It couldn't come too soon