Why you gotta make it so complicated? Always overstating I get that it's a lot for you right now But now you got me always hesitating 'Cause every word you say is used to make you Drink up all your doubt Wednesday you're asking to stay over Blurring the lines till we're sober How many times did I even ask you? How many times did I even ask you? We tried so hard to slow the time now This is not our speed I'm starting to believe You can rush everything Even beautiful things now You can rush everything Even beautiful things now Newborns crawling through the speed of light And I'm double laced up And your comments got me feeling like So I ran a little faster Took you by the collar Dragged you too high, that we ended up in Boston Never wanted you to leave So I ended up in Boston ♪ How many times did I even ask you? How many times did I even ask you? We tried so hard to slow the time now This is not our speed I'm starting to believe You can rush everything Even beautiful things now You can rush everything Even beautiful things now Drew the lines in the sand with my foot We were still at the beach, so you stole my new shoes When I couldn't see Filling them up with sand Weigh weighing me down Contradictions feeling heavy now You asked me to wake up with you in the morning Porcelain stained throats How can I say no? How can I say no? When you're looking and i'm choking How can I say no Wednesday you're asking to stay over Blurring the lines till we're sober How can I say no How many times did I even ask you? How many times did I even ask you? We tried so hard to slow the time now This is not our speed I'm starting to believe How many times did I even ask you? How many times did I even ask you? We tried so hard to slow the time now This is not our speed I'm starting to believe You can rush everything Even beautiful things now You can rush everything Even beautiful things now Why you gotta make it so complicated? Always overstating I get that it's a lot for you right now