We were staring at the flames in the fire pit,
Felt the shock on my shoulder from your fingertip,
But I don't think anybody noticed it
It was always so cold in the friend zone,
Hail Mary gotta catch you in the end zone,
What's the worse case? Some little hearts broke.
So we left space to let it burn slow
Thanksgiving eve in the hometown,
Tennessee's a little chilly now,
I think we're finally free to let our guard down
Those lips like cocoa warm me up
Pretend that I'm your paper cup
We may be late bloomers, maybe long overdue
And I wish I did this sooner,
but I know that you would rather burn slow
Remember we broke down, had to take the bus back,
On our own, tried to read you with the street map
Got you home, and then you forgot your backpack
I'm still frozen in the flashback
Remember you pushed me, right in the deep end,
It was a cheap shot, right in front of your boyfriend
I was a freeze pop, I couldn't take the heat then
Summer weekend, I knew I couldn't be friends
Another New year's eve, another packed house,
Different seasons leave em in the past now,
I think we're finally free to let our guard down
Those lips like cocoa warm me up
Pretend that I'm your paper cup
We may be late bloomers, maybe long overdue
And I wish I did this sooner,
but I know that you would rather burn slow
We've always been scared of a burning bridge,
But it's been ten slow years of smoldering
I think it's fine that we're nervous, there's so much beneath the surface
Yes I know that it may hurt us, but what if it was worth it
Those lips like cocoa warm me up
Pretend that I'm your paper cup
We may be late bloomers, maybe long overdue
And I wish I did this sooner,
but I know that you would rather burn slow