Batter after batter I couldn't play ball I dreamt of anybody else's world I wasn't ready at all Scared to start and my face betrays me Gotta get out before the heart starts shaking That was me blue That was me before you That was me before you You hate being a passenger The fate of someone else's wheel They say they'll have you home for dinner, baby, baby, baby In a home that you'll share My bed was a place for the lonely Built it that way, came to think it was holy That was me blue Cross-fade in the dark, have a smoke, yeah Take another drink or a walk with the news playin' That was me too That was me before you That was me before you That was me before you Oh, oh, oh-oh Cross-fade in the night, have a smoke, yeah Take another drink or a walk with the news playin' (hm) My bed was a place for the lonely (uh) Built it that way, came to think it was holy (da, da, da-da, da, da, da-da) Scared to start and my face betrays me Gotta get out before the heart starts shaking That was me before you Me before you Oh, and I'm tired and at war Tired and at war