Vintage tee, brand new phone
High heels on cobblestones
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Sequined smile, black lipstick
Vintage tee, brand new phone
High heels on cobblestones
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Sequined smile, black lipstick
Sensual politics
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
[Pre-Chorus]
But I knew you
Dancin' in your Levi's
Drunk under a streetlight, I
I knew you
Hand under my sweatshirt
Baby, kiss it better, I
[Chorus]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite
[Verse 2]
A friend to all is a friend to none
Chase two girls, lose the one
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
[Pre-Chorus]
But I knew you
Playing hide-and-seek and
Giving me your weekends, I
I knew you
Your heartbeat on the High Line
Once in twenty lifetimes, I
[Chorus]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite
[Verse 3]
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
Was all we needed
You drew stars around my scars
But now I'm bleedin'
'Cause I knew you
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
I knew you
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
I knew you
Leavin' like a father, running like water, I
But when you are young, they assume you know nothing
[Bridge]
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me
And you'd come back to me
And you'd come back
[Chorus]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite
Vintage čaj, potpuno novi telefon
Visoke potpetice na kaldrmi
Kad ste mladi, pretpostavljaju da ništa ne znate
Blještavi osmijeh, crni ruž
Senzualna politika
Kad ste mladi, pretpostavljaju da ništa ne znate
[Pred-zbor]
Ali poznavao sam te
Dancin u tvojim Levijem
Pijan pod uličnim svjetlom, ja
Znao sam te
Ruka ispod moje trenerke
Dušo, poljubi ga bolje
[Zbor]
I kad sam se osjećao kao da sam stari kardigan
Pod nečijim krevetom
Obukao si me i rekao da sam ti najdraža
[Stih 2]
Prijatelj svima je prijatelj nikome
Progoni dve devojke, izgubi jednu
Kad ste mladi, pretpostavljaju da ništa ne znate
[Pred-zbor]
Ali poznavao sam te
Igranje skrivača i
Dajem mi svoje vikende, ja
Znao sam te
Vaš otkucaji srca na visokoj liniji
Jednom u dvadeset života
[Zbor]
I kad sam se osjećao kao da sam stari kardigan
Pod nečijim krevetom
Obukao si me i rekao da sam ti najdraža
[3. stih]
Ljubiti se u automobilima i barovima u centru grada
Bilo je sve što smo trebali
Nacrtao si zvijezde oko mojih ožiljaka
Ali sada krvarim
Jer te poznajem
Korak na zadnji voz
Označio sam me krvnom mrljom
Znao sam te
Pokušao je promeniti završetak
Peter je izgubio Wendy, ja
Znao sam te
Odlazim kao otac, trči kao voda, ja
Ali kad ste mladi, pretpostavljaju da ništa ne znate
[Most]
Ali znao sam da ćeš se zadržati poput tetovažnog poljupca
Znao sam da ćeš progoniti sve moje što-ako
Dugo je mirisao dim
Jer sve sam znao kad sam bio mlad
Znao sam da ću te proklinjati najduže vreme
Chasin 'sjene u trgovinama
Znao sam da ćeš mi nedostajati čim istekne uzbuđenje
A ti bi stajao u mom svjetlu trijema
I znao sam da ćeš mi se vratiti
Vratićeš mi se
A ti bi mi se vratio
A ti bi se vratio
[Zbor]
I kad sam se osjećao kao da sam stari kardigan
Pod nečijim krevetom
Obukao si me i rekao da sam ti najdraža