I want to be your cultured man
Who doesn’t jump off of the bus you were riding
Run as fast as his legs can go
To return the previous night’s video

Sprinting to catch up
To catch up, to catch up
Sprinting to catch up
By the next bus stop

Just
Just
Just, oh just
Just to impress you my love
Just to impress you
Just to impress you my love and sit back beside you

I want to be your effortless man
Who doesn’t struggle to untangle every knot
And when you go for supper at his folks
Doesn’t burst in through the door and announce to them

You’re never gonna guess
Gonna guess, gonna guess
Never gonna guess
Who I brought as a guest

Just
Just
Just, oh just
To show you your family too
So come to the table
I'll show you your family too, now sit back beside us

Pouring wine and pushing opinions
Taking drags, ignoring the dishes
The worlds we unwrap off the top of our heads
You and me and my folks between dinner and bed

When months they pour into years and more
Will he still be holding car doors for you?

When months they pour into years and more
Will he still be holding car doors for you?

When months they pour into years and more
Will he still be holding car doors for you?

When months they pour into years and more
Will he still be holding car doors for you?

Just to impress you my love
Just to impress you
Just to impress you my love and sit back beside you


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