Vultures

They’ve been taking tickets from her

Since the seventh grade

Carving out little hearts on her skin

Wants to be brave

She knows it’s too bad

Too bad to be good

But when the world says hello

You pretend you understood

 

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I’ve been waiting up for

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I won’t be waiting up for

 

They’ve been circling vultures to him

Since the day they heard his name

Taking chunks of a heart they don’t understand

They kid themselves they’re brave

He knows it’s too bad

Too bad to be good

But when the world says hello

You pretend you understood

 

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I’ve been waiting up for

Lace up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe you’re the one, maybe you’re the one

I won’t be waiting up for

 

I heard the same words, I have the same fears

Same twist in my spine

Knowing only seconds keep me away

From telling them all goodbye

 

Laced up, for the big time, get it right this time,

Maybe 'I’m the one, maybe, maybe I’m the one

You’ve been waiting up for

Laced up, for the big time, get it right this time

Maybe I’m the one, maybe I’m you’re one

You won’t be waiting up for