You say that you'll only hurt me -
You've got your hands on my waist and your lips on my neck and I know that you'll take some other girl home. So kiss me in the courtyard, give me all of your white-lies and we'll play with fire.
I say that I'm going to leave -
I say it to your face and we know that it's a half-truth. I wake up in your shirt and find you asleep next to me. We never used to do this; we were young and innocent. Life got under our skin and we let the devil in. We dance around each other, and we've got steady hands and drunk eyes.
You tell me that she's the one for you-
You say you love her but I know that you're going to leave her. I mark a date on a calendar, you break up three days earlier.
You say that I'm not looking at the big picture -
I'm walking through a gallery with your hand on my back and I've not seen the paintings but I'm staring at the art. You kiss me by the Degas, hand ******* my shoulder - You tell me that you need me and you know you'll see me later.
I guess we're searching for something that we can't see. We're scrabble in the dark, call each other's name. I guess we only love each other when we're playing foolish games. I guess we only love each other when we're half asleep. I guess we only love each other when there's a timer running and talk is cheap.
You say that you'll only hurt me -
So kiss me in the courtyard, give me all of your white-lies, and let's play with fire.