Devon Halliday - Just Short of Perfect

Out there in the sand
I drew another line, I watched the tide come in
(It was us even then)
Tide recedes, you'll take it back
Tide returns and knocks me flat
Was it all so much to ask

And now you get your cigarettes
And me I get my houndstooth coat
The neighbors get a good night's sleep
Our friends get their I-told-you-sos
I carve my name into the silver lining of your suit

Cuz this love has an aftertaste of rust
Glitter mixed in with the dust
Tell me it was just short of perfect
It was us, never quite no matter what
Every corner that we cut
Don't tell me it just wasn't worth it
It was us

Out there on the fence
I know I lost my mind
You know I lost the edge
(It was us even then)
Trying to keep you happy keep me cool
"How was your day? Mine sucked too
I would leave here if you wanted to"

But now I get my city streets
And you get some midwestern town
All our friends in common say
That where you live the stars come out
If you'd only stayed I would have lost you all the same

Cuz this love has an aftertaste of rust
Glitter mixed in with the dust
Tell me it was just short of perfect
It was us, never quite no matter what
Every corner that we cut
Don't tell me it just wasn't worth it
It was us

Lullabies in future tense
Such a tempting dissonance
It almost made sense
(It was us even then)
I see the flaws, I see the rot
I see the thousand things it's not
And you're still the one I want

Well you can keep your mother's ring
And me I'll keep my houndstooth coat
Our friends can keep their better-offs
And we'll keep waking up alone
And I'll throw all your words into a box I'll never burn

Cuz this love has an aftertaste of rust
Glitter mixed in with the dust
Tell me it was just short of perfect
It was us, never quite no matter what
Baby call it what it was
But don't tell me it just wasn't worth it
It was... us

Written by:
Devon Halliday

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