Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
This time I'll try to get it right
Just give me one more chance tonight, whoa yea
I'm tryin' hard to please you
Would you believe me if I tell you?
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
Mr. Make Believe
Let me live inside you, please
Mr. Make Believe
Mr. Make Believe
Let me live inside you, please
And when you tell me what you'd like, oh yea
(Oh yea)
You'll know you'll never have to fight, whoa no
I'm tryin' hard to please you
(Ooo)
Would you believe me if I tell you?
(Aaa)
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
One more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
I'm tryin' hard to please you
(Ooo)
Would you believe me if I tell you?
(Aaa)
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
One more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please
(Make Believe)
Ooo, Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Just give me one more chance tonight, whoa yea
I'm tryin' hard to please you
Would you believe me if I tell you?
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
Mr. Make Believe
Let me live inside you, please
Mr. Make Believe
Mr. Make Believe
Let me live inside you, please
And when you tell me what you'd like, oh yea
(Oh yea)
You'll know you'll never have to fight, whoa no
I'm tryin' hard to please you
(Ooo)
Would you believe me if I tell you?
(Aaa)
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
One more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
(Make Believe)
I'm tryin' hard to please you
(Ooo)
Would you believe me if I tell you?
(Aaa)
Baby won't you try?
Just one more chance tonight
One more chance tonight
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please
(Make Believe)
Ooo, Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Let me live inside you, please, please
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Mr. Make Believe
(Make Believe)
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Mr. Make Believe Lyrics as written by Gene Simmons
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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