Cover art for Safety Net by American Mob
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Safety Net Lyrics

I like a girl who likes boys that are cooler than me
She's says it's stupid to be waiting cuz she's foolish you see
But, I ain't impatient, I don't call her when it's late and
For my own sake, I don't give her shit about who's she's dating, I'm

Not realistic, just a bit masochist
Looking at her profile pics when she's kissing someone different
Which is frequent, which ain't perfect, and I'm certain she deserves somebody
That will treat her like the fucking angel she is worth

Well, she still looks me in the eyes when we're talking over lunch
She sorta kissed me once, I'm hoping more will come
But I'm over it, she brushed my lips when she was still sober and
She just got dumped by some asshole who was drunk

Regrets flowin', not really her best showin'
So if summer's doin' rough, that makes me her seth cohen

She's sitting next to me with her headphones going
But I checked her ipod screen, and my album was showing, nice


Chorus:
And oh she's on a tightrope, high above the crowd
With my heart in her back pocket and her in head up in a cloud
She tells me I should leave her, but she hasn't made me yet
Because when she falls she needs me, I'm the world's best safety net
She'll come running back soon, yeah but not today
The hockey team say she's "the one that got away"
In the midst of a crisis, she'll still play nice, her brake lights
Go up when guys invite her to make the same mistake twice

What good is advice she won’t listen to
I mean she’ll make that mistake, just with a different dude
I’ll come try to make her laugh soon as I get permission to
And then she makes me dinner, that’s our little tradition

Her rich boys buy her earrings, she don’t wear em tho
I’m on that super-superbad, Michael cera flow
Doesn't wear mascara though her eyes still pop
No shower, just hop out of the ocean and dry off

Walk around covered in salt, hair blonde and soft
Skin falls somewhere between tan and burned
She’s chill, so chill, but I am concerned
That they’re not treating her right, and I’m the only man that learns

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She doesn’t cry much, at least that we can see
She’s the butterfly, I’m the one that’s crushed easily
I don’t get her reasons, like chick, stop teasing me
Last time I drove her home, she hid the keys from me
And said, well, want to come inside for a moment or two
Umm, I guess that sounds like something that I’m hopin’ to do
I’m focusin’ on making moves, but she sees right through me
I try to hug her loosely, and she drops my fucking keys

Oh I found your keys, don’t you have to leave?
Man I’m trying so hard and she’s laughing at me
So I’m back on the road, but in a pocket of my coat
I found a note she wrote, it’s a masterpiece

A self portrait, titled bounds and leaps
She writes, deep down, you’re important to me
And of course you mean more than any other person
I’m not trying to be a jerk, just get better at flirting

And we’ll see where it goes, that’s all the note said
I wanted to throw it out but it’s on my wall instead
When my vistors come over man I gotta play it off
Even though long term dating is my basic thought, I say

I'm waiting for her to get less high maintenance
But her best friend says shut up, why don't you take a risk
Just be patient dude, one day she'll be dating you
She told me you're the only one she’s ever shown her paintings to

Chorus

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