[Verse 1] it's so much easier this way I kept my hands off the flame I read the room, I took the hint I learned to love like it's a game You said "stay safe" I said "okay" But my chest still knows your name [Pre-Chorus] I knew it from the start Still I held back hard I could be so good If I let down my guard [Chorus] it's so much easier this way But it don't feel right I knew it from the start Still I held on tight I could be so good I could be so good if we don't play it from the heart (play it from the heart) [Verse 2] I watched the almosts fade Like dust on the shelf You and me in the doorway Talking round ourselves One foot in One foot out But the real thing Gets loud [Pre-Chorus] I knew it from the start Still I held back hard I could be so good If I let down my guard [Chorus] it's so much easier this way But it don't feel right I knew it from the start Still I held on tight I could be so good I could be so good if we don't play it from the heart (play it from the heart) [Bridge] Maybe fear was the deal Maybe pride was the chain But your name on my tongue Keeps breaking the same So come close Come real If this is the edge Then let it heal [Final Chorus] it's so much easier this way But it don't feel right I knew it from the start Still I held on tight I could be so good I could be so good if we don't play it from the heart (play it from the heart) I could be so good I could be so good (play it from the heart)
