[Verse 1] She said, "I love you just a little" Laughed like it was something small But it cracked straight through the middle Of every plan I ever saw We were lying on your carpet Ceiling peeling, late July You were tracing constellations Leaving my name out the sky [Chorus] She said, "I love you just a little" But not enough for forever Wrote my name in disappearing ink On the edge of a shaky letter She sang songs about ever after But not for the boy she’d met Every verse like a folded promise Addressed to a man she hadn’t met yet (oh ooooo, oh oh ohhhhh) [Verse 2] You’d rehearse your happy ending Face lit up by bathroom glass Lipstick hearts on fogged-up mirrors None of them with us attached You’d say, "One day he’ll be waiting Right there at the garden gate" I was standing in your doorway Learning how to imitate fate [Chorus] She said, "I love you just a little" But not enough for forever Pulled me close like a borrowed coat Left me cold in changing weather She sang songs about ever after Eyes on a silhouette Every line was a soft apology To the man she hadn’t met yet (oh ooooo, oh oh ohhhhh)