I Do And I Don't

We started off by talking

about the tattoos on her back

and the bands that we both hate

and anything to make the moment last

hoping you might spend a night

to watch our feelings collide

seems like summer's just a state of mind

i'm gunna make sure we never fall apart

we're not trying hard enough

so this can last forever

do you remember. .

crashing parties just to get our drinks for free

you would touch your skirt and tell me you had nothing on underneath

but all these memories

are turning me about

you and i might never get this right

(but we're gunna have to try)

this promise was a fading dream

something to get myself to sleep

one more night of silence next to. . you

i'm gunna make sure we never fall apart

you're not trying hard enough

so this can last forever

i'll give my best shot holding onto what we've got

i need to tell her that i'm ready

whether she's ready or not

ready or not, or not

well are you ready or not?

(are you ready or not, i'm ready, i'm ready)

we tried, too hard for all the walls we built up

we're fake, 'cause your slipping away

like a car on ice, we're spinning out of control

like an open wound, we need some time to heal

like a cigarette, her pleasure's worth the risk

like a crowded room, my presence won't be missed

she don't care, and it's not fair

that i can't forget you

just knowing i let you

out of my life, but i'm moving on

well, she's moving on

so i'll be gone, i'll be a million miles away

i need to see you, need to touch you

like we used to misbehave

if your picture's worht a thousand words

i'll cut open my vocal chords

one more night in silence next to you

just to spend another night with you

(girl speaking)

we say all these words, we make all these promises

but are we to know, can we really make this last?. . .forever?

i'm gunna make sure we never fall apart

you're not trying hard enough

so this can last forever

i'll give my best shot holding onto what we've got

i need to tell her that i'm ready

whether she's ready or not