[Verse 1]
Maybe I’ve been
Maybe I’ve been away a little too long
And baby I
Baby, I’ve seen beautiful things
They never start all that strong
Just the right kind of weak
And I hate the word, weak
It supposes you can't stand all alone
Well, I can
I just know I’d like it a whole lot more
To stand a little taller with you
Baby, I’ve been doing some thinking
And I think that you and I could
Turn into stars that light up the bypass
'Cause you know I love the way your hands
Could go right 'round my waist
Love the lines on your face
Want to draw them with permanent marker
Your heart that I’m after
Promise to try, keep it safe

[Pre-Chorus]
So if time runs out and you call over
If it all goes south and you need colder
[Chorus]
I was never made to dance around a carousel
And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even like myself
And I’m just wasting days
Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds
Attached to mine

[Verse 2]
I heard you’ve been a little busy with her
Spending all your latest hours just
Playing magnets
And I’m not sad, just a little down, a little out and over 'cause
I thought your words meant something
Each syllable subtle instructions
To wait for you
But I guess they were just words that I read too much into
And we’re all losers when it comes down it
We just choose the way we’re gonna lose best
And I accept that I’m just a thought track
In your mind when in mine you’re my biggest bet
And my highest hope, and my greatest find, and my softest blow
And my right-hand man, and my very worst plan
And my ticket home

[Chorus]
I was never made to dance around a carousel
And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even like myself
And I’m just wasting days
Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds
Attached to mine
[Post-Chorus]
I’m a sucker for a boy who I don’t really understand
And if you let me, I could love you with every inch of who I am
And if I couldn’t, well, the opportunity would still be grand
To try and make you mine

[Bridge]
And I write novels about the crinkles when you smile
Foolish faith in thinking "he just needs some time"
But I’ve given you months
And now I’m running out of time I've saved away for you
It's something I could do without
But I’m still counting in case you save it too
Do you save it too?

[Chorus]
I was never made to dance around a carousel
And maybe I’m afraid, 'cause I can’t even love myself
And I’m just wasting days
Thinking 'bout the way your last name sounds
Attached to mine

[Post-Chorus]
I’m a sucker for a boy who I don’t really understand
And if you let me, I could love you with every inch of who I am
And if I couldn’t, well, the opportunity would still be grand
To try and make you mine