Play Along

Hey, it's been a while I know
The fall felt so long ago
I remember hoping you were okay

And you were
Through the flames there were lessons learned
You talked of scars and how they didn't burn
But I guess my name dragged through the mud was the cure

So you put out a song you wrote when you were thinking of me
Well there's a song I'd like to sing when I'm thinking of you

'Cause I can be the Joe, and the John, and the Jake, and the Tom to your Taylor
I can be the source of every chord you scribble on a page
So every time you take it from the start
And cry about your broken heart
Don't think it'll go that far
Don't think I'll just sit and play along

So you thought
Your publicity hit the mark
My end would happen with your start
I'd regret your love any chance that I got
But you didn't know
I had a song to write, of my own
It taught me how to let you go
With any chance at being friends left out the door

While my name was the forbidden word to your friends but never to your songs
It's a little hypocritical watching you write down all my wrongs

'Cause I can be the Joe, and the John, and the Jake, and the Tom to your Taylor
I can be the thorns in every rose you offer now that I'm replaced
So every time you pour your heart out at the bar
While a string breaks on your guitar
Try not to take it too hard
But don't think we'll just sit and play along

No, no I won't play along

We're all getting
Sick and tired of hearing you go
On and on and on
Cause two can play along
But only one can write a better song

Now you can be the Joe, and the John, and the Jake, and the Tom to my Taylor
You can be the source of every chord I scribble on this page
So every time you reminisce on our love and replay this simple song
You can watch me go that far
You can just sit and play along