Occupying Space

What am I supposed to say
When your head is getting carried away
What am I supposed to do
When it gets this hard to comfort you

You get up, you're walking away
I get off my phone and commiserate
But I'm feeling misunderstood
Completely alone in the neighborhood

I'm trying to find
Every which way
I can anticipate
What you have to say
I'm trying to hide
Every mistake
Balancing checking in
And giving you space

What am I supposed to say
When I know that something else is getting in the way
What am I supposed to do
Without making you feel guilty and pink in the face

And you should tell your family and friends
I should stop suggesting you do
But I'm feeling misunderstood
I'd fix the world for you if I could

I'm trying to find
Every which way
I can anticipate
What you have to say
I'm trying to hide
Every mistake
Balancing checking in
And giving you space

Remember when we took a trip to your parents
And it was my first time
But you didn't care and then
You were still drunk in the morning when I picked you up
And your pants were on backwards your shoes fallin' off
You opened the door on the highway and I started crying
'Cause you were just lying
But I fell in love even more than before
'Cause that weekend I saw what we were fighting for

I'm trying to find
Every which way
I can anticipate
What you have to say
I'm trying to hide
Every mistake
Balancing checking in
And giving you space
I wanna be careful
I want to feel safe
Tell you that I've gotten used to your name

I wanna feel stable
I wanna pick up the pace
But sometimes it feels like I'm just occupying space