I knew that I'd get like this again
that's why I try to keep at bay
be 100% when I'm with you and then
a perfect heart's length away

the stickler is you've
played not one beat wrong
you never promised me anything
even sat me down, warned me just how they fall
and I knew the odds were i'd never win

yet here I am
it's a half life
with you as my quarterback
a daft life

my self-worth measured in text back tempo
it's been 2 days and 8 minutes too slow
there may well be others but I
still like to pretend
that I'm the one you really
want to grow old with

you've got a schedule to stick to
got a world to keep sweet
it's so much to everyone all the time
will you ever slow down?
will I [bad word] first?
the universe contracts decide

it's a half life
with you as my quarterback
a daft life
it's a half life
with you as my quarterback
a daft life

you know you'll never be lonely
you know you'll always be loved
and maybe you'll never need more than that
but for the surplus that loves,
what's to [bad word] of us?
does it even register on your conscience?

long for one last showdown
from a box in the crowd, [bad word] tight to explode
I'm clenching my ticket to the only way out
as you disappear in a puff of smoke

it's a half life
with you as my quarterback
a daft life