A Beautiful Mess - Live at the Charter One Pavilion, Chicago, IL, 8/13/2009

You've got the best of both worlds
You're the kind of girl who can take down a man
And lift him back up again
You are strong but you're needy
Humble but you're greedy
And based on your body language
And shoddy cursive I've been reading
Your style is quite selective
Though your mind is rather reckless
Well I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is

And, what a beautiful mess this is
It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
Kind of turn themselves into knives
And don't mind my nerve you could call it fiction
But I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear
'Cause here we are, here we are

Although you were biased
I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick and probably
Have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy
Depending on how you take these
Words I'm paraphrasing this relationship we are staging

What a beautiful mess this is
It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

Well it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
Kind of turn themselves into blades
And "kind and courteous" is a life I've heard
But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt
'Cause here, here we are, here we are

Here we are
Here we all are
Here we are now
Here we are
Here we are
We're still here
What a beautiful mess this is
It's like taking a guess when the only answer is "Yes"

Through timeless words and priceless pictures
We'll fly like birds not of this earth
And tides may turn, and hearts disfigure
But that's no concern when we're wounded together
And we tore our dresses and we
Stained our shirts
But it's so nice today
All of the wait, well it was so worth it