[Verse 1]
You think the way that I sing and the things that I live are jarring
Just for being myself, I'm sorry
You wrote a Luther-­like list of my attributes you find alarming
You were trying to gather an army
You were trying to make me sorry

[Chorus]
“I'm sorry”
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for

[Verse 2]
You drop scope and frown
You can't find what made your eyes starry
Just for being myself, I'm sorry
I screwed up my sleep
I can't make up for time I borrow
I swear I'll be on time tomorrow
Both awake and in dreams, I sorrow
In my closet of covets, the hanging clothes all have bodies
I'm sexual, and I'm sorry
You're my closest friend
You don't trust me with your car key
You don't like how I act in public
You don't think I am thinking of it
You don't talk when I'm loud at parties
I have served your detention
I walk to the board, and I'm chalking one hundred “sorry”s

[Chorus]
“I'm sorry”
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for
I said it once and I'll say it more
You always know what I'm running towards
If I say it enough, I might feel rebuffed
And forget what I'm sorry for

[Ending]
I'm of the firm belief that the rest of a life is starting
When one pries and then starts parting
The ins and the outs of “sorry”