I Wanna Be the One

Were you named for the river that surrounds
All my biggest mistakes?
Or the way that I made it out?

All the muscles in my mouth
Never smiled or said profound things
Until the day she handed you to me, now

For all the steps you'll take
And all you'll overcome
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
Take every single tear
For all the world to hear
I wanna be the one to put it in a song

Cigarettes are raining hard
On the upper east side
She brings me a cake, we celebrate
I have arrived

And I know that it's been sang before
But you're my human holiday
I put my hands to the table and dare to say
["The love of my life"]

And your brother with his best friend
Share the name of an inebriate
That couldn't bring me down

For everything you've lost
And all you've overcome
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
Take every single tear
For all the world to hear
I wanna be the one to put it in a song

And make it last forever
Clever comes in truth
When the truth begets the past
It sends a call up to the moon

And the moon can see the beauty that surrounds
Your heart as it pounds
It starts the beat, inspiring me
Until I make a sound

I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one

For everything you've lost
And all you've overcome
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
Take every single tear
For all the world to hear
I wanna be the one to put it in a song