[Verse 1] Back in college days Clara wore that grin Made room for talk But I kept it thin Then came Ale In the campus square I said I hate smoke She said, “That’s rare” [Pre-Chorus] We kept on crossing paths Like boots on gravel roads Lunch by lunch, talk by talk That old slow spark just showed [Chorus] Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? Ale, Ale Was it more than friends? (more than friends) I got close, then I backed away That’s the line I still replay Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? [Verse 2] You asked for help that night Before that programming test I knew the answers too And I second-guessed the rest You looked too tired to care I looked too scared to move My conscience held the wheel My want sat in the groove [Pre-Chorus] Then in that new place You kicked off your shoes Leaning on the sofa With a sleepy, half-lit mood [Chorus] Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? Ale, Ale Was it more than friends? (more than friends) I got close, then I backed away That’s the line I still replay Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? [Bridge] Was I bold enough? Or was I just not sold? I called you up that night And found the same old cold You were already drifting off I let that moment go Now I’m down to two small questions That I still don’t know [Chorus] Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? Ale, Ale Was it more than friends? (more than friends) I got close, then I backed away That’s the line I still replay Ale, Ale Why’d you pull me in? [Outro] Too late to change the past Too soon to call it fate Ale, Ale Took one last swing too late
