"Standards" lyrics

"Standards"

I woke at half past noon, it's overcast in mid-June
And I've got nothing to do but talk to the walls in my room
They're callous and they're cruel, they're closing in on me too
I put my phone down and light a cigarette, pray these walls burn down to give me a view

And we both know when you come home you'll call me up again
Just to piss off my mother and just to call me a friend
Oh, it's been several years or so since I've had you in my bed
Now you wake next to another, and I pretend not to care

I can't speak of romance
When they ask me what we had and I can't seem to understand
Why you would haunt me so casually
And you know that I've got standards but for you they don't matter

I'm swimmin' in the pool, the pool I used to meet you
Headfirst in my shoes, and the water's not as blue

Oh, now we both know I sleep alone, last night I dreamt of you again
I don't wanna be held by another, just so it can end
Yeah, it's been several years or so since I've been clear in the head
I can't confide in my mother, I can't confide in my friends

Yeah, I can't speak of romance
When they ask me what we had and I can't seem to understand
Why you would haunt me so casually
And you know that I've got standards but for you they don't matter

Now I'm wasted at your party, you're off with the girl who's not me
You can't tell her what we had, cuz wouldn't it drive her mad
So I wish that I never met you, cuz these affairs get so convoluted
But it's not that I regret it, I just wish I did things different


Writer(s): Avery Cochrane
You May Also Like
flowerovlove - "I'm Your First" I'm in cars I'm on planes Your in bars I'm on stage Match my shoe with bag And my hair with my face I don't wanna cause a fuss But I don't know what to say I'm your crush And your crush's crush And...
August Ponthier - "Handsome" Walked into the party And I thought about leaving People laying by the pool Like some strange museum Half circle of girls around you Dying for your attention And I fucking hate to say it But I...
Gatlin - "Pipe Dream (Extended Version)" I wish somebody had said "Walk away now to be happy" A decade over my head There's nothing else for me I've never fallen in love Too selfish to have babies No, I'm not in a rush But I've been...
Sunday (1994) - "Stained Glass Window" You're so pretty It makes me cry that I have to hide The hands that touch me If they found out we'd be crucified This town's old fashioned I'd have to run from your daddy's gun If he knew what...
Juliana Madrid - "Not In My Lifetime" Take note I could be all you need I'll be coming down a one way street Lay low And hide away with me I don't wanna give you up Anyway I should be getting going now Anyway I should be getting going...