I met her late last fall
It was the party at a friend of a friend of a friend's house
It started casual
Nothing deep, just a little bit of small talk
But then, a few drinks in
The mood in the room started shiftin'
The way she talked about the world
I knew she was different
I said, "I know your type, with the laugh and the smile
But there's so much pain behind those pretty eyes
If I show you the mess that I am inside
Would you stay awhile?"
She said, "Take me home
I wanna be alone together
Hold somebody close
You don't have to say you love me if you don't
Well, I know you've got issues
And you know I'm messed up, too
But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright
And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa"
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
I never thought she'd stay
Thought I'd wake up alone while she slipped out the back door
And she would run away
When she found out I was damaged goods
She said, "I know your type, too afraid to let go
So you play it safe and you go it alone
If I told you that I feel the same way, though
Would you stay awhile?
I said, "Take me home
I wanna be alone together
Hold somebody close
You don't have to say you love me if you don't
Well, I know you've got issues
And you know I'm messed up, too
But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright
It's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa"
Now the fire's getting cold
And we don't talk much, if at all
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And as we're driving down this road
And the weight becomes too much to hold
She breaks down and it falls out
She says, "Take me home
We shouldn't feel alone together
What have we become?
You shouldn't have to say you love me if you don't"
Take me home
And tell me that you'll stay forever
And you still need my touch
You can leave if you want but I hope that you won't
Take me home
I wanna be alone together
Hold somebody close
And you don't have to say you love me if you don't
Well, I know you've got issues
And you know I'm messed up, too
But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright
And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa