One Republic

I tried to paint you a picture
The colors we're all wrong
Black and white didn't fit you
And all along
You we're shaded with patience
And strokes of everything
That I need just to make it
And I can see that
Lord knows I've failed you, time and again
But you and me are all right
We won't say our goodbye's
You know it's better that way
We won't break, we won't die
It's just a moment of change
All we are, all we are
Is everything that's right
All we need, all we need
A lover's alibi
I walked a minute in your shoes
They never would have fit
I figured there's nothing to lose
I need to get
Some perspective on these words
Before I write them down
You're an island and my ship has run aground
Lord knows I'll fail you time and again
But you and me we're alright