If I could write you a song
With all the right words,
When would these black clouds begin to burn up
The moment you heard?

If I could make you a map,
Would you find your way home?
You know you can't keep me alive
Leave me alone

Tell me I'm yours
Tell me you're mine
Tell me I'm anything but fine
Tell me a story
Tell me the time
Tell me a lie

If I could make you a tape
With all the right noise,
Would you smile when you listen and sigh
Boys will be boys?

If I could paint you a picture,
I'd turn black into white
By now I'm not lookin' for love,
Just lookin' for tonight

So tell me I'm yours
Tell me you're mine
Tell me I'm anything but fine
Tell me a story
Tell me the time
Tell me a lie

And tell me I'm yours
Tell me you're mine
Tell me I'm anything but fine
Tell me a story
Tell me the time
Tell me a lie

Tell me what I want to hear
Tomorrow I will disappear,
You won't ever have to see me again

And tell me I'm yours
Tell me you're mine
Tell me I'm anything but fine
Tell me a story
Tell me the time
Tell me a lie

You said that words can only get you so far,
But I've got sentences that cover up all my scars
In the end I might forget where they are,
Talk to me tonight

And if we started all over today,
I think we know that we'd end up in the same place
Maybe you're right and we've got nothing to say,
I want to hear it anyway
I want to hear it anyway