MISSING ON PURPOSE

[Verse 1] She’s leaning on the locker like she’s got all day I’m two steps behind trying not to give it away Palm-muted chords under everything I almost say She looks over once and I forget the play [Verse 2] Boy in the back of class, girl who never stays Bass line walking while we both look away She bites her lip when the teacher calls my name I keep my head down like I didn’t hear it anyway [Chorus] We keep missing on purpose Whoa-oh, both too cool to go first Power chords ringing so we don’t have to talk Everyone’s watching us not watch each other Whoa-oh [Verse 3] After school the parking lot’s half empty She’s by her car, I’m by mine, nobody’s left Handclaps in my head, snare still running One of us is gonna break, we both know it [Guitar Solo] (bright, slightly messy shred) [Final Chorus] We keep missing on purpose Whoa-oh, both too cool to go first Shout it if you’ve done the same thing Standing ten feet apart like it means nothing Whoa-oh, one more time We keep missing… [Outro] (gang vocals) Not today…