Mine to Lose

I've been biding my time while
You've been biting your tongue
Take me for a long drive
Count 1000 to 1
I'm belly-up but you hide
Arms licked red by the sun
Time has turned fire to ice
Another story's been spun

Babe, you were mine to lose
And I feared the day when you'd have to choose
There is no way I can hide the truth
And I feel it now babe
You were mine to lose

Why'd I give you the wheel
Just before the big storm?
I got chills, they were real
But you never felt warm
Put no words to how you feel
Force myself to your form
Give me space so I can heal
Why am I always cut short?

Babe, you were mine to lose
And I feared the day when you'd have to choose
There is no way I can hide the truth
And I feel it now babe
You were mine to lose

My thoughts race in figure 8's
Your body doesn't move
Always figure it out late
Illiterate to the room
You're phasing in and out, here then not
Spilling shame on the moon
Thought I practiced this thing through
I boil, but I'm never cool

Babe, you were mine to lose
And I feared the day when you'd have to choose
There is no way I can hide the truth
And I feel it now babe
You were mine to lose