Her Master's Voice

Lyrics

I love you too much
To ever be with you
More than friends but less than lovers
Under wraps not under covers
Pour me another drink
Flash that gin-and-platonic smile
Together we’ll walk fine lines and tightropes
Just not down the aisle

But if your friends are ever thin on the ground
We’ll still be thick as thieves
Should the world start pushing you round
You’ll still have my cards up your sleeve
The only way to keep you is to never ask you to stay
And though I’d love it if you chose me
I’m just as happy being your Plan B

I’m head over heels
Never the other way around
I prefer my geese lay golden eggs
So my lips are sealed and so are your legs
Though it’s sometimes hard to see
Through this monster’s green, green eyes
Somebody else wins the competition
I get the prize

But if your friends are ever thin on the ground
We’ll still be thick as thieves
Should the world start pushing you round
You’ll still have my cards up your sleeve
The only way to keep you is to never ask you to stay
And while it doesn’t always come easily
I’m just as happy being your Plan B

But how close to the wind do we sail?
How near to the flame does this moth get?
I don’t mind being your right-hand man
But that leaves one hand free - can I touch it yet?

We might dance forever if we took
One step across our magic line
But if we did
The sky would break, and time would crack
The whole universe thrown out of whack
Could we ever put it back together again?

The only way to keep you is to never ask you to stay
And I want all the world to see
I’m just as happy being your Plan B

Yeah, I’ll be your doubt, I’ll be your age
I’ll be your pen, I’ll be your page
I’ll be a drunken cab ride home
I’ll be off my tree and on your phone
I’ll be your breakfast-and-dinner face
I’ll be emptying your bins and filling up your space
Be a little white lie, be someone to blame
I’ll be your in-case-of-emergency name

I’ll be leasing your brain and renting your heart
I’ll be finishing sentences that you start
I’ll be loud and boring, annoying and wrong
There’ll be times I’ll be there when you’ll wish I’d be gone
I’ll be there when you get that call
I’ll be there on the plane, be prepared for your fall
Be your closest enemy and bestest friend
I’ll be there at the very end