Sooner

You made me swear on your life

But I still had to lie

'Cause you know and I know the truth would've killed you sooner

All the times that I caused you to cry

Are painted so vivid on the back of my eyes

And they keep me awake in the night

I wanna sleep through it

You're the hum of an airplane there to remind me

That everything is up in the air

But baby I'm gonna let you down

Later or sooner

We're acting like we are nineteen

Where time is a right not a luxury

And we are living with wool on our faces

To keep out the moonlight

So when you said you wanted to die

Did you mean right now or further down the line

And I don't know how to change your mind

Away from this sooner

You can stand on my shoulders 'til we're grey and old

And the world is a little more fair

But baby I have to let you down

Later or sooner