The song retrospectively discusses a past relationship that could have been significant but ended before fully developing, focusing on the small possibilities and what ifs? that come with reflecting on what might have been.
Key: F
Introduction:
F
C
(4x)
F
C
I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit
F
C
Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
F
C
F
C
I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though
F
C
I hit the ground running each night
F
C
I hit the Sunday matinée
Dm7
C
Dm7
C
You know the greatest films of all time were never made
F
C
I guess you never know, never know
F
C
F
And if you wanted me, you really should've showed
C
F
And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow
C
And it's alright now
Am
C
But we were something, don't you think so?
F
C
Dm7
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
C
And if my wishes came true
Dm7
C
It would've been you
Am
C
In my defense, I have none
F
C
Dm7
For never leaving well enough alone
C
But it would've been fun
Dm7
C
If you would've been the one
F
C
(Ooh)
F
C
F
C
I had this dream you're doing cool shit
F
C
Having adventures on your own
F
C
F
C
You meet some woman on the internet and take her home
Dm7
C
F
We never painted by the numbers, baby
C
But we were making it count
Dm7
C
F
C
You know the greatest loves of all time are over now
F
C
I guess you never know, never know
F
C
And it's another day waking up alone
Am
C
But we were something, don't you think so?
F
C
Dm7
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
C
And if my wishes came true
Dm7
C
It would've been you
Am
C
In my defense, I have none
F
C
Dm7
For never leaving well enough alone
C
But it would've been fun
Dm7
C
If you would've been the one
Am
C
F
C
I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you