i think that
a long time ago
you told me that you thought i was cute

but that was only after i said it first

maybe i looked too far into it
maybe i thought
oh
maybe he wants to date
maybe he wants to kiss me
or hold my hand
or make mix tapes

but i think i was just looking
too far into things
but maybe that's what we're supposed to do

my english teacher
made us read
their eyes were watching god
and she said that jody
wanted to be high above everyone else
and that's why he stood up on the box
when he lit the streetlight
that he had bought
maybe he wanted to be above everybody else
but maybe that was because
he'd always been below someone
ya know?