“Heartbreak Arms Race”
By: Steve Everett & Ariel Lask
Verse 1
Been alone a long time pick the wrong kind
‘Til I find myself in the middle
Of a heartbreak arms race
Makin’ the same mistakes
Holding back just a little
Pre-Chorus
Cause I’m always planning my escape
Keep my heart half-hidden just in case
Chorus
She laughs a little too hard at all my jokes
Keeps the heat too high or the radio too low
Likes me best on my worst behavior
Not in the market for a late night savior
Right around the time that I should leap
I leave
Verse 2
Out of reasons changed like the seasons
Tryin’ to turn the page
To a happier ending instead of sending
Brushes with love away
Bridge
I don’t wanna
I don’t wanna
I don’t wanna have a one that got away
I don’t wanna
I don’t wanna
I don’t wanna wish I stayed