[Verse 1]Your face across a crowded roomJust wait; this will be over soonI’d smoke to breathe in anything but your perfume[Verse 2]Flashback to when it all beganRed wine in your unsteady handsI don’t need liquor to be someone I can’t stand[PreChorus 1]And your lipstick shines in candy apple red like a well worn sign of things we left unsaidIf I could take these blues and you out of my head I would be fineIt’s just these wrinkles in our time[Chorus 1]All these colored lights in this greying townI’d give up the fight but you won’t back downMeltеd wax before we could еven fly[Verse 3]Back porch; in artificial lightGood friends to make it through the nightYour long black hairs in every lyric that I write[Verse 4]Long looks before they disappearHeld back, in sacrificial mirrorsWith time I think you’d hate LA as much as here[PreChorus 2]But your lipstick shines in perfect shades of red like an ancient sign of things we left unsaidIf I could take these blues and you out of my head I would be fineIt’s just these wrinkles in our time[Chorus 2]All these colored lights in this pitch black townI’d give up the fight but you won’t back downMelted wax before we could even flyHallmark greeting cards, not a single tearNo, don’t change your plans… you’re already hereIf you leave this time, please don’t turn around[Instrumental Break][Coda]But your lipstick shines in candy apple redLike a well worn sign of things we left unsaidIf I could take these blues and you out of my head, I would be
