Parachute

Parachute August rolled in like a hurricane And I quickly fell victim to its thunder and its rain When you told me that your lovin' was true There we lied until the sun could hide no more And I woke up with a tenderness I’d never felt before A kind of feeling that I now wish I never knew So I’ll tell myself you'll call Though I know it isn’t true Your hearts too busy building walls A guy like me just can’t break through But I know I’ll be a better man when I survive this fall I just need someone to be my parachute Honestly, am I supposed to pretend You and I can still be friends after everywhere we’ve been? Let’s be real, I can’t deal with that My old man tells me it isn’t worth the fight Well the wiser half of me must admit that he is right But the other half is staring at your photograph I still tell myself you'll call Though it simply isn’t true Your heart's too busy building walls A guy like me just can’t break through But I know I’ll be a better man when I survive this fall I just need someone to be my parachute Oh, won’t someone come and be my parachute? So I will try and say it’s better off this way Though my heart and my head will never be on the same page Cause I know something was missing back when I was kissing you And I won’t wait here for your call The foolish way I used to do Go ahead and build your walls Just don’t expect to see me soon Cause I know I’ll be a better man when I survive this fall And your memory will be my parachute Your memory will be my parachute