Then, unexpectedly, in mid-laugh,nI slipped and said I love you.nSuch armored tension would have dulled the sharpest knife,nWe couldn't move,nBut I swear you almost returned it.nnYou said you'd stick aroundnBut I won't mark your words because they weren't true.nI couldn't find a way to make maps and roads work,nNeither could you,nAnd so we never pursued it.nnAnd it's something that you may not have thought about with the state of mind you're in,nBut I sure have thought about it enough for twonAllisonnnYou give the storyline to me,nI'll give an alias to you,nThe way I stretch these facts,nThis story's far more romantic than true,nBut I'll make all of my lies fit.nnSo, when I'm a ball of nerves,nAnd my whole universe stops at your door,nAnd all my most clever linesnSomehow seem more lame than ever before,nMaybe you can embrace it.