My heart has been following me around;
Chain smoking, carrying this rusty old saxophone
Never plays it though. I don't think it knows how.
But, it always performs for me. Singing silly love song.

Tonight, the city lights didn’t overshadow the night sky
And I thought about who I’d want to journey back home with (too)
If I was trapped in space 200000 miles from home
If I was trapped in a failing ship, running out of oxygen
I’d want to be trapped with you because I know we’d get out of it alive.  

My heart has been following me around;
I locked it out, promising it I was blind
But it’s chained to my chest
I locked it out, promising it I’m deaf
But I know the signs. I’m attached.

I’m avoiding the sympathetic overtures
Because I’ve been through all of this before
But I’m not sure if I’m afraid
Because every moment unfolding gives me a feeling I never imagined

And I’ve spent the bus rides thinking I’d want to journey back home with you (too you)
If I was trapped on a boat, lost at sea
If I was trapped in an odyssey, and pirates invade
I’d want to be trapped with you because I know we’d get out of it alive

My heart has been following me around;
And I’ll never let it back in.
But I’ll cover it with a blanket when it falls asleep on the couch
Because it deserves someone who’ll keep it warm
And I’ll never let it back in
But I’ll fill its world with joy
Because I want to make it happy, I want to hear it laugh.
And I’ll never let it back in
But I’ll write it a love song and sing it with my chalkboard voice
Because if it wasn’t chained to my chest, if I wasn’t keeping me alive
I’d give it away to someone who knows how to treat it like it deserves
Better than I ever could