If I Could

Nothing I could EVER do
could measure to even the thoughts I see in your starlit eyes.

I don't think I've ever underestimated someone so much by first glance
and been so wrong.

and At nights when I'm feeling petty
I fill my prayers with wishes for a woman like you to come and grace my sad excuse for an accomplished life

I know a woman like you could never fall in love with someone like me
but I could hope that a woman like you could fall in love with my words
even though they fall short,
and they're sloppy.

and If I could be your super(wo)man
I would

and If I could be anyone's hands
I wouldn't be the hands of your lovers' or the hand of your friends'.
I'd be the hand of your mother's so that I could hold you in my arms
and I'd know that you'd always be mine.

and If I could, I'd bandage every scraped knee
that boy leaves on your heart.

and I don't know if I want to be your lover or if I want to be your friend
but I know that being around you makes me want to sing
and you have no clue just how bad I am at that.

and You make me want to write
and I have no idea just how bad I am at that.

I know that you're everything I've ever wanted to be,
and everything I never put forth the effort to be.
and I know that you can't make me that person but i'd like for you to try.

'Cause I've wasted too much of my time to try to mold other people that I forgot to mold myself.
and Just for once I'd like for someone to waste their time on me.

and I'd Just Love To Be a Waste Of Your Time