arm s length

Kacey Musgraves

I guess I thought I knew you, but you don t know yourself
My heart was on the table, yours was on the shelf
You promised me a castle
But all you built were walls
I treated you like a king, but even kingdoms fall

I couldn t love you into loving me
Keeping me should have been easy, but
Obviously, it just wasn t easy
I gave you water, but I couldn t make you drink
Keeping me just within reach
Always holding me at arm s length

I tried to pull you closer, but you untied the rope
Any chance of closure just went up in smoke
You did me a favor, even though it hurt
I guess even my savior complex couldn t make it work

I couldn t love you into loving me
Keeping me should have been easy, but
Obviously, it just wasn t easy
I gave you water, but I couldn t make you drink
Keeping me just within reach
Always holding me at arm s length, hmm
At arm s length

I should have known
That forever was never
a hill you could die on

I couldn t love you into loving me
Keeping me should have been easy
Obviously, it just wasn t easy for you
I gave you water, but I couldn t make you drink
Keeping me just within reach
Always holding me at arm s length, hmm
At arm s length