More songs by Thelma & James
Description
Recording Engineer, Producer: Lonas
Mixing Engineer: Paul Kimsal
Immersive Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Adam Grover
Composer Lyricist, Vocalist, Background Vocalist: MacKenzie Porter
Composer Lyricist, Vocalist, Background Vocalist: Jake Etheridge
Background Vocalist: Louis Johnson
Composer Lyricist: Maggie Chapman
Composer Lyricist: Josh Jenkins
Lyrics and translation
Original
One, two, one, two, three, four.
Put the "bye" back in my mouth. Put the rain back in the clouds.
Burn the thought of leaving town in the ashtray. Tie the flowers back on the vine.
Paint the light back in your eyes. Tell your daddy he was right, and I'm sorry.
Some nights I drink too much. I think about us.
I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending.
We're still in love, and it's messing me up. And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
Fade the real into the fiction. Swear the heart don't know the difference.
Gave it to you and I didn't want it back, babe. Thought about you on your birthday.
Heard you laughing in the hallway. It gets better, so they all say.
Some nights I drink too much. I think about us.
I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending. We're still in love, and it's messing me up.
And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
We had some alternate ending.
Some nights I lay awake, and I try to fake being happy -that you're happy now.
-Some nights I almost choke on missing you awake.
But damn if it don't come back 'round. Some nights I drink too much.
I think about us. I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending.
We're still in love, and it's messing me up.
And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
We had some alternate ending.
-Good at pretending.
-So good at -pretending. -I don't know if
I'm good. I hope that you're good. I've gotten pretty good at pretending.
I don't know if I'm good. I hope that you're good.
I've gotten pretty good at pretending.
I don't know if I'm good. I hope that you're good.
I've gotten pretty good at pretending.
English translation
One, two, one, two, three, four.
Put the "bye" back in my mouth. Put the rain back in the clouds.
Burn the thought of leaving town in the ashtray. Tie the flowers back on the vine.
Paint the light back in your eyes. Tell your daddy he was right, and I'm sorry.
Some nights I drink too much. I think about us.
I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending.
We're still in love, and it's messing me up. And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
Fade the real into the fiction. Swear the heart don't know the difference.
Gave it to you and I didn't want it back, babe. Thought about you on your birthday.
Heard you laughing in the hallway. It gets better, so they all say.
Some nights I drink too much. I think about us.
I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending. We're still in love, and it's messing me up.
And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
We had some alternate ending.
Some nights I lay awake, and I try to fake being happy -that you're happy now.
-Some nights I almost choke on missing you awake.
But damn if it don't come back 'round. Some nights I drink too much.
I think about us. I scheme up and I dream up some alternate ending.
We're still in love, and it's messing me up.
And I don't know if I'm good or just good at pretending.
We had some alternate ending.
-Good at pretending.
-So good at -pretending. -I don't know if
I'm good. I hope that you're good. I've gotten pretty good at pretending.
I don't know if I'm good. I hope that you're good.
I've gotten pretty good at pretending.
I don't know if I'm good. I hope that you're good.
I've gotten pretty good at pretending.