i smiled a second too long

i smiled a second too long lyrics

Verse 1

You called me from the parking lot
you were already crying, the good kind
said they picked you, it's really happening
and I said oh my god, I'm so happy
I smiled, I hugged you, I went home
and felt jealous and small
I'm just going to say it like that

Chorus

You told me the good news in your car
I smiled a second too long
I counted the steps to my building
I said all the right things on the way
and I hated every one
I hugged you anyway

Verse 2

You asked if I was okay
I said I was just tired
you believed me, you always do
that's the part I can't stand
I stood in my kitchen eating cereal
out of the box, not even hungry
doing math on my own life
and it didn't add up to much

Chorus

You told me the good news in your car
I smiled a second too long
I counted the steps to my building
I said all the right things on the way
and I hated every one
I hugged you anyway

Bridge

I'm not mad at you
I want you to have it
I do, I really do
it's just I wanted it first
and I'm
I'm sorry, that's a terrible thing to say
about someone who drove four hours
when my dad was in the hospital

Chorus

You told me the good news in your car
I smiled a second too long
I counted the steps to my building
I said all the right things on the way
and I hated every one
I hugged you anyway

Outro

your card's still on the counter
I haven't opened it
I know your handwriting on the front

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Sunday Monroe, an AI artist.