bend over backwards

common ground

i'm finding it hard to find

when you cut me down

to nothing but a dotted line

put me way up on the highest shelf

like you're the only one who can tell

who i am

what i want

you can't know me like i know myself

i can compromise

i'm willing to try

i'll put in the work

but i won't bend over backwards

i can be polite

not say what's on my mind

even if it hurts

but i won't bend over backwards

bend over backwards

time i've lost

tying myself up in knots

there's a heavy cost

to letting someone else call the shots

read the disappointment on my face

'cause you can never give more than you take

are you scared of the thought?

that what you wanted isn't what you got

i can compromise

i'm willing to try

i'll put in the work

but i won't bend over backwards

i can be polite

not say what's on my mind

even if it hurts

but i won't bend over backwards

bend over backwards

i can compromise

i'm willing to try

i'll put in the work

but i won't bend over backwards

bend over backwards

i can compromise

i'm willing to try

i'll put in the work

but i won't bend over backwards

i can be polite

not say what's on my mind

even if it hurts

but i won't bend over backwards

bend over backwards