You were just a warm up.
A practice pitch taken off the mound
just to see if my arm still works.
But I had Vaseline on my fingers
so it slipped away.
And I think I hurt the first baseman.

It was all just a mistake.
Like passing to the shortstop instead of the baseman.
But I’ll never make that mistake again.

Because now I just can’t find it in my
heart to hurt you.
Because whenever I say I need to talk to you and look like you might die,
I think I just might start to cry,
because I just don’t know what to do.

It was all pretend.
Like a fake hand-off
before a Hail Mary pass
that brings the game to an end.

It was all a mistake.
Like a fumble on the first down
that should have been a sign to give up then.

Because now I just can’t find it in my
heart to hurt you.
Because whenever I say I need to talk to you and look like you might die,
I think I just might start to cry,
because I just don’t know what to do.

See the thing is
I was trying to fix my heart
and I thought it just might help
if I used yours for spare parts.
None of it was ever real,
like one of those “fantasy” sport deals.

And I’m sorry to have to tell you that you’re only a rebound.
But as a basketball man you must understand
how rebounders are important too
because otherwise the other team might snatch me up and score.

Because now I just can’t find it in my
heart to hurt you.
Because whenever I say I need to talk to you and look like you might die,
I think I just might start to cry,
because I just don’t know what to do.

I don’t know what to do
and I never know what to say.
But I can no longer stand to be with you
day after day after day
as you tell me I’m your princess,
as you tell me I’m the best
as you lie to me and I lie to you
day after day.

A/n Like I said this is my first attempt at a break-up song or even really a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship song at all. So please tell me how I can improve. I've never even had a boyfriend, so I will completely welcome any criticism.