The Docks

Down at the docks you told me you loved me
Promised that you'd always want me
Said you wouldn't leave like others did when life got hard to handle
But when I fell apart you walked away
So Saturday I'm going out with a new guy
Been a while since I felt these butterflies
But as we walk through the woods at night
And I'm standing in the firelight

I don't need you anymore
I wish you were you easy to ignore
'cause every time I'm finally okay
I'm at the docks again in my brain
Thinking can't believe I spent all this time loving you
Wasted sixteen thinking those three little words were true
I don't regret that it happened
I just wish it hadn't gone the way it did
But at least we had the picnic at the docks

Down at the docks the way that you kissed me
Told me just how much you had missed me
We stayed together all summer long like a fantasy with nothing wrong
But the honeymoon phase has to end
Now I'm content more than I ever thought id be
Its honestly better than the feeling
That I had at this same time last year
Now you're not even worth my tears

I don't need you anymore
I wish you were you easy to ignore
'cause every time I'm finally okay
I'm at the docks again in my brain
Thinking can't believe I spent all this time loving you
Wasted sixteen thinking those three little words were true
I don't regret that it happened
I just wish it hadn't gone the way it did
But at least we had the picnic at the docks

I need you out of my head like you're out of my heart
Let go of the flowers and famous art
Thought I knew what I meant when I said real love
But this one is written in the stars
So stop showing up everywhere that I go
Quit making shit up like this is some kind of show
We rushed things along just like how we moved on
But its better for me to go slow

Went down to the docks the night that we ended things
You had taken back your sweatshirts and your rings
I looked down at the water but I only saw your face
And lucky little birds who could fly away
Nowadays I've taken my life back
You look at me like you think it all is gonna crash
But I have never felt more free
The birds at the docks wish they were me

I don't think about you anymore
Everything I felt is gone, you're just someone I ignore
I'm too out of love to not be okay
Now the docks are the only place
Where I can remember how it felt loving you
The rest of what we had is so far in the rearview
I don't miss you, I only miss the storybook romance
I don't regret that it happened
But I wouldn't take it back if I had the chance
But we'll always have the picnic at the docks
Down at the docks
Theres a message in the water that I left without a bottle to go soft
All the way back at the docks