Battleships

Battleships - Tris McCall

You should really learn how to kiss

If you persist in acting like this

I'm on my back in brother's bed

The hardball trophies overhead

I can't believe what you just said

Play the game of battleships

And I'm not cheating

But I can read your lips

Burn through electricity

That works for you

But not for me for sure

I squandered my advantages in this world

So now I'm taking yours

And I'm not gonna duke it out

With the lightweight clowns

You keep around

Bad enough you follow my advice

It's much too late for hide and seek

Hey I didn't mean it

Hey I didn't mean it

Yeah I didn't mean it

Exit 30 on the Garden State

The family manor in downtown Margate

Cheetos on a silver plate

And hours of croquet with the neighbors

And all those party favors

Sometimes you spark so hard

You're gonna hurt yourself

But I won't be the safety net

We were built as battleships

We spark and flash

And make a racket

So don't call me didactic

You've got better tactics

I'm not gonna duke it out

With the lightweight clowns

You keep around

Bad enough you don't

Respect your elders

It just gets worse

No matter what you tell her

So I abdicated

So I abdicated

So I abdicated