We’re Fine

You keep saying always
But baby that’s a long time
To be pacing ‘round the house
In the middle of the night
Saying “we’re fine, we’re fine”

The first time you stayed at my house in New York, yeah you woke me up
Caught in a panic that when you left for Paris we’d be breaking up
And you’re crying and asking if maybe we’d make it
And stay together after you left
While I’m doing time-zone math in my head
And whispering under my breath

You keep saying always
But baby that’s a long time
To be pacing ‘round the house
In the middle of the night
Saying “we’re fine, we’re fine”

I keep repeating mistakes like they’re new for me to make
(You knew I was a snake)
Moved in with someone, but fell far too slowly for her to feel we could be safe
So she’s saying she’s happy but scared that at any one
Minute I might change my mind
And I’m lying there with her
Just tryna convince her
Her fears aren’t justified
But she replies:

You keep saying always
But baby that’s a long time
To be pacing ‘round the house
In the middle of the night
Saying “we’re fine, we’re fine”

And I know right now
I wouldn’t mind waiting around
But we both had our lives to live
And we knew what we could live without

And I think right now
I wouldn’t mind waiting around
But we both have our lives to live
And we learned what we could live without