[Verse 1]

Cause you had 

your birthday 

and two hours 

later

I caught a cheap plane ride to see the mountainsides

I love you

And I was afra

id then of los

ing affection

Like pencil to paper the lead seems to wear thin

I know you

[Chorus]

So put me in a

 box wrap it t

ightly
         
And hold me wh

              
en I'm weak sa

              
y you're stayi

         
ng for good
              
I know that we


 could


[Verse 2]

Took you to my

 favorite tree

 in the winter

To show you th

e knots in the

 bark
              
How I see myse


lf in them

And I was awar

e then of flaw

s in creation
   
And bore you a

s witness to t

hose that I ch

erish

To hold them

[Chorus]


So put me in a

 box wrap it t

ightly
             
And hold me wh

              
en I'm weak sa

              
y you're stayi

         
ng for good
              
I know that we

   
 could


[Bridge]
              
Cause I feel l

      
ike a kid
              
And I'm giddy 

     
and warm
              
And I don't ha

      
te my mouth
              
When you look 

       
at my lips
              
And I still fi

        
nd your hair
              
When I'm makin

     
g my bed
              
And my cheeks 

         
get all red
              
Like the shine

          
 of the sun
              
Like the candl

     
e is lit




[Outro]

So put me in a

 box wrap it t

ightly
    
And look me in

 the eye like 

it's last May
           
And hold me wh

          
en I'm weak sa

              
y you're stayi

         
ng for good
              
Say you're sta

          
ying for good