So if you don't wanna start,
I'll go first, friend, I'll tell you about
How hard it's been, how I'm ripped apart,
how I died once or twice just to make it this far
How I can't sing all them lullabies,
and how I can't get through the night without the stars
How life ain't fair, how I'm used to that
How if you would show me yours, I'd show you my scars

Said hm, said hm, I will go first, I will go first
Said hm, said hm, I will go first, I will go first

Them birds I fear, them years I fear,
them songs I fear, and the red red dust
Them cars I fear, them lovers I fear,
I will no longer heal from them

So if you're done, playin' shy, open up,
friend, and tell me about
How lost you've been, how quite insecure,
how it is true that they came knockin' at your door
How dark it's been with or without lights,
and how you can't swim unless you know where to sink at
How cold it gets, how you're used to that
How if I would stay right here, you'd stay there by my side

Said hm, said hm, I will go first, I will go first
Said hm, said hm, I will go first, I will go first

We didn't ask for that much, did we ?
We almost got it right
We'll never get to change it, will we ?
We can't go back in time