Shorthand Lyrics

She says she don't need no one to come to her rescue

And that's good cause I ain't got no oars

I've been adrift out in this desert float along until

I see her distant shores

Maybe I'm the one needs rescuing tonight

Maybe she'll throw me a line

It's funny how the more I feel the less I say

The more free my heart, the more my tongue gets tied

But I hope she knows that I'm thinking of her tonight

Self-park garage, a friendly hug

She takes my hand – there goes the rug

An August romance underneath florescent lights

A nice wine buzz, a rooftop bar

From up here we can so so far

And I've become aware that my hand is on her thigh

Maybe I'm the one needs rescuing tonight

Maybe she'll throw me a line

It's funny how the more I feel the less I say

The more free my heart, the more my tongue gets tied

But I hope she knows that I'm thinking of her tonight

A stolen glass, a nervous kiss

The things that make relationships

The tiny gestures that no one else would understand

You build a language all your own

Hand signals, mirrors, inside jokes

And over time they become a kind of shorthand

Maybe I'm the one needs rescuing tonight

Maybe she'll throw me a line

It's funny how the more I feel the less I say

The more free my heart, the more my tongue gets tied

But I hope she knows that I'm thinking of her tonight

Yeah I hope you know that I'm thinking of you tonight