If I could, I'd be your little spoon
And kiss your fingers forevermore
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
And I have nothing ahead of me

You're the sun, you've never seen the night
But you hear its song from the morning birds
Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds

Don't wait for me, I can't come

Your mother wouldn't approve
Of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying
To be your best American girl

You're the one
You're all I ever wanted
I think I'll regret this

Your mother wouldn't approve
Of how my mother raised me
But I do, I finally do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying
To be the best American girl
Your mother wouldn't approve
Of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
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I don't know what to do without you
I don't know where to put my hands
I've been trying to lay my head down
But I'm writing this at 3 a.m.
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
On sunny days, I go out walking
I end up on a tree-lined street
I look up at the gaps of sunlight
I miss you more than anything
I don't need the world to see
That I've been the best I can be, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
And autumn comes when you're not yet done
With the summer passing by, but
I don't think I could stand to be
Where you don't see me
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Sarah runs to feel the burning in her lungs
And clear her head
Do you know what Sarah meant
When she said
You be my guest
And keep the pace, to save your face
You'll never make the place
But do you even run the race?
I can't be what you need
I am stuck in a dream
I am stuck in a dream
Don't you know she's been here all along in a dream?
She belongs in a dream
Every day I'll make promises that play on Sarah's heart
So I can watch her fall apart
'Cause I know when I break her down
We'll spit on all the happy clowns that live around this money town
She loves me like a dog
And when we mess around, I'll let her know the truth I found
In my own hopeless hate
And every time I wake, I second guess the game I play
Did I make a mistake?