Why do I keep writing love songs
For girls who don’t want them?
So much for teen angst.
You swallow all my melodrama.
You’re present for all of my trauma
And so I give you thanks.
I tell you this can be my mid-life crisis
If I only live twice as long.
And if only the good die young,
Then I’m better off than I first thought
And you say, shut the hell up, shut the hell up.

Commodore Perry what do you think
About sailing away with me?
I know that the sea is can be harsh and angry
But that shouldn’t be a problem if we’re truly
Men.

Why do I keep writing love songs
For girls who don’t want them?
So much for teen angst.
I don’t feel any older.
After all age is just a number
And a warning against teen angst.
The tick tocks of my alarm clock mock me
Every morning when I rise,
So I don’t expect you to look in my eyes.
Maybe I don’t know what love is
But I can keep guessing
Feel free to jump in any time, jump in any time.













Commodore Perry what do you think
About sailing into the sun with me?
I know that the sea can be harsh and angry
But that shouldn’t be a problem if we’re truly
Men.

Why do I keep writing love songs
If you don’t want them?
So much for teen angst.
Let’s not name any names
Let’s all just play the pronoun game
Is it an honor to be talked about?
But my games are just as petty
I sing my songs to my pillows and my bedding
So rarely do I sing out loud.
Maybe one day you’ll think
you were happiest when you were with me,
and this song will become a taunt,
and that’s not what I want.

Commodore Perry what do you think
‘bout sailing off the edge of the world with me?
I know the sea is harsh and angry sometimes
But if we’re men we’ll deal with it just fine.

And one day, we’ll look back
On these days and we’ll laugh
At these days and these girls
And we’ll sail, and we’ll sail, and we’ll sail
off the edge of the world.