Lyrics
I think I'm fallin' in love with this new girl
I am experiencing feelings of falling in love with a new person.
She's got a nice place west of the 405
This new person resides in a nice location west of the 405.
But I miss gettin' drunk with you from a paper bag
I miss the shared experience of getting intoxicated with you using a paper bag.
Sometimes we drive up the coast on the weekends
We sometimes drive along the coast on weekends and socialize with her friends at Chateau Marmont.
And party with her cool friends at the Chateau Marmont
I miss the simplicity of going nowhere with you on Fairfax.
But I miss goin' nowhere with you up and down Fairfax
What hurts the most is just how close we got to
Expressing pain about how close we came to achieving the life we dreamed of together.
To the life we dreamed, now I'm doin' everything without you
Now, I am doing everything without you.
If it was up to me, I'd be with you every night
If it were my decision, I would be with you every night.
If it was up to me, I'd let you win every fight
If it were my decision, I would let you win every fight.
If it was up to me, you would still, still be mine
If it were my decision, you would still be mine.
But it wasn't up to me, up to me
Unfortunately, the decision was not mine to make.
I got my first check, you always said I'd make it
I have received my first paycheck, as you always believed I would succeed.
Have you heard they're playin' LANY on the radio?
There's a mention of LANY being played on the radio.
Wish you were with me celebratin' out in Malibu
Expressing a wish for you to be present, celebrating in Malibu.
I'm not sayin' that my girl's not amazin'
Acknowledging that the new person is amazing.
I keep lookin' for a problem but there's nothin' wrong
Despite searching for issues, there's nothing wrong with the new relationship.
The only problem is I can't turn her into you
The only problem is that the new person cannot replace you.
If it was up to me, I'd be with you every night
Reiteration of the desire to be with you every night if the decision was mine.
If it was up to me, I'd let you win every fight
Reiteration of the willingness to let you win every fight if it were up to me.
If it was up to me, you would still, still be mine
Reiteration of the desire for you to still be mine if it were my decision.
But it wasn't up to me, up to me
Emphasizing that the decision was not mine to make.
If it was up to me, ink your name on my arm
If it were up to me, I would ink your name on my arm.
If it was up to me, closin' down that corner bar
If it were up to me, I would be closing down that corner bar with you.
If it was up to me, you wouldn't have broke my heart
If it were up to me, you wouldn't have broken my heart.
But it wasn't up to me, up to me
Emphasizing that the heartbreak was not within my control.
If it was up to me
Repetition emphasizing the theme that the situation was beyond the speaker's control.
If it was up to me
-If it was up to me
-If it was up to me
Final repetition of the lack of control over the situation.
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