Hands are callused 'Cause I've been carrying my baggage My knuckles white I'm holding tight 'Cause I let "I love you" Slip off my lips It stained my tongue, it's only permanent I must've talked way more than I thought I loosened up the screws on my jaw You cried the river that made us sink And I knew better I wrote you letters What a waste of ink 'Cause I let "I love you" Slip off my lips It stained my tongue, it's only permanent It felt like waterfalls Crashing down on all I thought I was I just, I just Wanted to show you The cloud of dust I breathed in Lit up by the evening Questioning what happens if I slip? I made a puzzle with the pieces And none of them broke even But I still found a way to make them fit 'Cause I let "I love you" Slip off my lips It stained my tongue, it's only permanent 'Cause I let "I love you" Slip off my lips It stained my tongue, it's only permanent