[Verse 1]
All I ever wanted to be was a woolly muffler on your naked neck
Double-wrap me when it's cold
But you pulled a little tight just now
And I'm afraid I feel a choke hold c-c-c-comin' on
Yeah, I'm afraid I feel a choke hold comin' on

[Verse 2]
All I ever thought we might come to was second dates and flirting eyebrows
Or maybe even psychic friends, and we could share a secret language
And almost definitely make more of it
Than it was, but everyone around us would know
Everyone watchin' would know

[Verse 3]
This is not a walk with walkin' wounded
Here's the ball, here's the pole, now where's the tether, where's the tether?
Hands can grow together if you're not careful or grateful or whatever
And I never much cared much; too much to begin with

[Verse 4]
I will not take your possibilities under my care
I will not see you on the bus
You want me to hold your hand, it's a courtship I can't stand
And here I thought you were cryin', uh, because you were happy
[Bridge]
But no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no

[Verse 5]
Friends will turn against you
People disappoint you every time
So if you've got greatness in you, would you do us all a favor
And keep it to yourself? Keep it, keep it to yourself

[Verse 6]
A labored expat fantasy: quit your job and move away with me
Oh, what bliss it would be to pretend we never
Met, I'm elated now, I'm elated now, I'm elated now
I'm elated now, I'm elated now, I'm elated now