Verse 1:
Another night out in the dark distant city
Another time I’ll walk the streets all alone
Until I saw you dancing underneath the streetlight
And you took my hand to walk me home

After the magic of our first night together
I can’t help picturing the life we could share
In my head we’re halfway to the point of forever
Though this thing we started could lead us nowhere

Pre-Chorus:
Please forgive me for these quixotic dreams
But I want you to run away with me

Chorus:
‘Cause I’ve been waiting for this moment
And time is slipping away
So pick me up in your car
And take me away
Take me with you, wherever you go
We can have it all if you
Take me home

Verse 2:
Imagine moving in our first apartment together
We’ll stay up late and paint the walls dark red
We’ll hang up pictures of our friends and our loved ones
And spend the weekend lying in bed

Can you picture us dancing in the backyard
The grass beneath our feet and stars overhead
You know they burn so bright as summer is fading
We’ll hold our breath and pray the night will never end

Pre-Chorus:
Please forgive me for these quixotic dreams
But I want you to grow old with me

Chorus

Bridge:
I know these fantasies sound too good to be true
But they get me through the nights and they get me through to you
We could crash and burn before we ever get this far
But let’s take a chance and pick me up in your car

Chorus

VERSE I
I am a diamond in the rough
Who can never have enough
Fill my brain with empty bucks
Drink champagne, boy, fill me up!

Cover my pain with lots of stuff
Pay some guys to give me love
But it never feels like much
I just like a stranger's touch

HOOK
Maybe one day, I'll pay off my sins
So tonight, I'm just gonna do it all again
Go no shame to lay in a strangers' bed
Roll the dice, play this game, you know how life gets

CHORUS
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is

VERSE II
Rolled up a blunt on dollar bills
Must've used a couple mills
Must've skipped a couple meals
Cause I look killer in these heels

Got some guys to cop a feel
Said they wanna know my deal
And I tell 'em that they're real
You know where it goes from here

HOOK
Maybe one day, I'll pay off my sins
So tonight, I'm just gonna do it all again
Go no shame to lay in a strangers' bed
Roll the dice, play this game, you know how life gets

CHORUS
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is

VERSE III
Conceal the drugs and booze and pain
Tuck it away in my silly brain
You know how I deal with shame
**** it, I do it all again

I got a lot to gain
By playing the devil's game
Know he like the way I play
Cause I never take the blame

CHORUS
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is
Excessive, expensive,
Love me, bad baby, be aggressive
Excessive, expensive,
So tempting, baby, that's how life is

HOOK
Maybe one day, I'll pay off my sins
So tonight, I'm just gonna do it all again
Go no shame to lay in a strangers' bed
Roll the dice, play this game, you know how life gets

VERSE I
I am a diamond in the rough
Who can never have enough
Fill my brain with empty bucks
Drink champagne, boy, fill me up!

Verse 1
Built my palace with sand and water
My fingerprints engraved the mould
For 9 million minutes I’ve been a ruler
Each rainy day I walk alone

Pre-chorus
My judgement slips from my hands
As you throw your rocks and stones
My age has become a trademark
Of the worth of my skin and bones

Chorus
For 18 years I’ve roamed this earth
Treaded my skin for my righteousness
For 18 years I’ve made my mark
Paved the streets in my consciousness

I’m still young, I’ll build my own legacy
I’ll prove them right, the ones who have doubted me

For 18 years I’ve dreamt of being in love
Dreamt of being in love

Verse 2
The mouths of these cynics bombard me
Their words are sharp like their bullets
Each day I hide in the fear I’m a loser
Each night I’m blinded by darkness

Pre-chorus
My judgement slips from my hands
As you throw your rocks and stones
My age has become a trademark
Of the worth of my skin and bones

Chorus
For 18 years I’ve roamed this earth
Treaded my skin for my righteousness
For 18 years I’ve made my mark
Painted the streets in my consciousness

I’m still young, I’ll build my own legacy
I’ll prove them right, the ones who have doubted me

For 18 years I’ve dreamt of being in love
Dreamt of being in love

Bridge
On a throne made of daggers
I am crowned with my own fears
What if the love I embrace on others
Is returned with hatred on their behalf?

Chorus
For 18 years I’ve roamed this earth
Treaded my skin for my righteousness
For 18 years I’ve made my mark
Painted the streets in my consciousness

I’m still young, I’ll build my own legacy
I’ll prove them right, the ones who have doubted me

For 18 years I’ve dreamt of being in love
Dreamt of being in love