careful (this summer will never end).

we were sixteen
and the world was new
so certain all our dreams
were going to come true
i was trying
to figure out who i was
a dreamer with a careful life
and all the reasons not to love

we, we didn't speak of the paths we'd walked
he said you,
you don't gotta be so

careful, careful, careful
i'm not going to hurt you
i just want to be your friend
but you're so
careful, careful, careful
i am not going to hurt you
i just want to be your friend
and pretend
this summer will never end

so we sat close
under a blazing sun
with no more walls to be built
and no more battles to be won
and i was tired
of being who i was
a dreamer with a careful life
and all the reasons not to love

we, we didn't speak of how we'd hurt before
he said you,
you don't gotta be this

careful, careful, careful
i'm not going to hurt you
i, i just want to be your friend
but you're so
careful, careful, careful
i am not going to hurt you
i just want to be your friend
could we pretend
this summer will never end

you're so
careful, careful, careful
i'm not going to hurt you
i, i just want to be your friend
but you're so
careful, careful, careful
i am not going to hurt you
see i, i just want to be your friend
and pretend
this summer will never end