Everybody told you it's a cold, cruel world
But you ain't believe in it, you're an independent girl
Till you left your hometown and you straightened your curls
When the strings you used to ride along were cut and unfurled
And I was I sure that you were nothing short of ignorant
Failure always imminent
The kind of girl of stumbles through her life, a village idiot
But oh I was wrong, 'thought I had you pinned and ended it
So now when you walk by I try to analyze like Benedict
Searching for a clue to solve the plague this question brings to me
The wrinkles on your sweater, or the way your clothes lack synergy
A scuff you never buffed away, nothing's what it seems to be
We've both been missing something
Since I lost the gift of empathy, and
You the reason I'm on fire
You the reason I've been burning down
These bridges, water tumbles like the dryer
You the reason I still cry
You the reason I still stare
Outside my window trynna re-support the sky
Once I left this town where we grew up
I didn't think that everything would be so tough but
All the strangers on the street who are in love (ay)
They remind me of the thing I want the most cause
When I listen to all our favorite songs it's
Hard to imagine things would get ever so wrong but
Maybe baby one day you'll see
That I belong to you and you belong to me
You the reason I'm on fire
You the reason I've been burning down
These bridges, water tumbles like the dryer
You the reason I still cry
You the reason I still stare
Outside my window trynna re-support the sky