You Go First

[Verse 1]
We are partners, we are a team
Together we'll have everything we dream
If we combine our efforts, there's nothing we can't do
You'll support me, but first, I'll support you

For now we'll go after the things that you need
A single objective to help you succeed
Because I'm as important to you as you are to me
I'll get what I need eventually

[Chorus]
But you go first
And I'll take the rest
And it will all work out for the best

[Verse 2]
I have patience because I understand you
And can wait to do all of the things that I plan to
But what is that elusive thing you'll earn
That makes you finally realize it's my turn?

Am I fooling myself that we're really united?
The love is there, but the respect unrequited
I am your anchor, do I just hold you in place?
The eye of your storm, am I just empty space?

[Chorus]
But you go first
And I'll take the rest
And it will all work out for the best

[Bridge]
You know an object at rest stays at rest
You can't have inertia with things unexpressed
By the time I knew politeness was the opposite of brilliance
I'd spent my resources and lost my resilience

Without me, you pick up where you left off
Without you, I'm back where I started

[Chorus]
But you go first
And I'll take the rest
And it will all work out for the best

[Outro]
I know you didn't consciously deceive
And neither did I when I chose to believe
But now I am stuck in a place I can't leave
While I watch you achieve and achieve and achieve

I guess maybe I knew how much you would cost
That when I said "yes" that I'd already lost
But now I'm so tired and not sure how to pursue it
And I don't have a partner like me to help me do it