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Good for the Story

V6

[verse 1] borrowed your jacket, borrowed the car drove to the coast with the coast too far missed the last exit, laughed till it hurt danced by the pumps in my secondhand skirt you bought me peaches at quarter to three called it a breakfast, called it a scene i told it so well at the party that night left out the look when i turned off the light [pre-chorus] i know where to pause, i know when to smile i can make a wrong turn sound worthwhile [chorus] good for the story, bad for the sleep beautiful trouble looks lovely on me make it a movie, make me the lead who holds the camera when somebody leaves? i get the laughter, you get the drive home through the dark with the radio quiet good for the story, easy to tell harder to love someone outside the spell [verse 2] met you on tuesday to give back your keys you looked at my hands, i looked at the street i had a punchline prepared for the rain you asked if i'd do it all over again steam from your coffee was thinning to air i noticed the silver beginning your hair nothing exploded, no song on the jukebox just you, being kind, in a coat with a loose cuff [pre-chorus] i'd made every ending a beautiful line you'd been there waiting outside of the rhyme [chorus] good for the story, bad for the sleep beautiful trouble looks lovely on me make it a movie, make me the lead who holds the camera when somebody leaves? i get the laughter, you get the drive home through the dark with the radio quiet good for the story, easy to tell harder to love someone outside the spell [bridge] i want the groceries, i want the ride where nothing goes wrong and there's nothing to hide your head on my shoulder, the kettle at dawn something still lovely when nobody's on i don't need a room full of people to know how you take your coffee, how slowly you go [final chorus] good for the morning, good for the sleep beautiful quiet looks lovely on me leave out the movie, pull up a seat you don't have to make an adventure of me you get the peaches, i get the drive home through the dark with your hand beside mine good for the story, better to stay some things get beautiful day after day