I used to be what we call single
I excelled at the late night love talk
If you don't have to mean what you say
I could say a lot.
If i didn't have to account, i could count you all the ways
If i could already see where it was going
I could always say i'd stay

I used to have what we call all the options
A lot of who-knows and maybe-next-times
What could not tie me down, i could hold that line
If i didn't have to really come through,
I could be there whenever they need
I could drive all night, they could rest on my shoulder
When it's over i could always leave

Its the always, the forevers
They comfort and then they'll haunt you
With the late night love talk
Hoping someone will want you

I used to think i could live my life swept off my feet
Now there are promises i don't make
There are private things i keep
Like just how i would go on, if you and i could not
I used to be what i called single
I know the late night love talk