One-Way Ticket (Actually My Favorite)

Intro

(Bright, sunny electric piano chords)

Verse 1

I saw you in the corner, staring at your screen

The prettiest distraction that I’ve ever seen

I wonder if you’re dreaming of a perfect guy

The kind who doesn't stumble when he says hello or hi

But honestly, I’m comfortable right here in the shade

Watching all the magic that your presence has made

Verse 2

I’ve done the mental math, I’ve checked the heavy sums

I know the "no" is coming before the question comes

You’re a high-speed engine, I’m a rusty old bike

You’re the summer thunder, I’m a tiny little strike

But don't you worry darling, don't you look so blue

I’m perfectly content with just a glimpse of you

Chorus

Loving you is easy, but you loving me is not

And I’m cool with the tiny little corner that I’ve got

I don’t need a diamond, I don’t need a fancy date

I’m just glad to be the guy who’s standing at the gate

Yeah, it’s a one-way street, a dead-end kind of view

But I’ll take the long way home if I’m behind you

Verse 3

You laugh at all the jokes that I didn’t even make

And I smile at the heart that I know you’ll never break

Because to break a thing, you have to hold it first

And I’m just a little bubble that’s never gonna burst

It’s a funny little game, this unrequited thing

Like a bird with no sky, but I still want to sing

Bridge

(Oh, oh, oh...)

I’m not holding out for miracles

I’m not looking for a sign

I’m just happy knowing

That for a second, you were mine (at least in my mind)

Chorus

Loving you is easy, but you loving me is not

And I’m cool with the tiny little corner that I’ve got

I don’t need a diamond, I don’t need a fancy date

I’m just glad to be the guy who’s standing at the gate

Yeah, it’s a one-way street, a dead-end kind of view

But I’ll take the long way home if I’m behind you

Outro

Yeah, I’m fine...

Really, I’m doing just fine...

It’s okay that you don’t see me

I see you, and that’s more than enough for me