Cherry Knots

Well I can tie cherry knots downtown at the bar But that'll never matter 'cause I love from afar My problem is I fall in love with falling in love Then when things get real that's when I've had enough Don't know why I'm addicted to this sense of longing Why can't I be happy with all or nothing I wonder, Is it better to be loved or feared Is it better to be normal or weird? When I open my mouth, I can't tell what comes out Is it an echo or an answer that's filled with self-doubt I feel myself slipping away, back to you, back to gray Release my burdens unto him but I don't feel any better Where is my awakening, my coming of age, my reckoning Taking things one day at a time but I feel a storm is coming Is it better to be loved or feared? Should I fight when it's cloudy, not clear When I open my mouth, I can't tell what comes out Do I even know what I'm talking about But someday I'll tie cherry knots uptown at the bar Then I'll kiss your cheek in the back of the car And I'll remember this day when I was so cold Before you looked at me and gave me the world Before you looked at me and gave me the world