She was sixteen and six feet tall   In a crowd of teenagers comin' out of the zoo   She stumbled, started to slip and fall   Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes   I happened to catch her and said   "Maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you"   Maybe for you, now      But not as shaky as I must have seemed   Talkin' junk through her giggle, little teenage dream   And on the phone I could not compete   My dumb luck, fake competence was gettin? weak   For a sec I thought I sounded sweet   But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice   I heard myself speak      I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile   And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke   And we could share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this   And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do   Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now      I'm beginnin? to like you   So you probably won't get what I'm going to do   I'm walkin' away from you   It probably don't make much sense to you   But I'm tryin? to save you   From all of the things that I'll probably say or do   I'll probably do      I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile   And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke   And we might share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this   And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do   Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now      You'll probably call me a fool   And say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do   An? I'm beginnin? to like you   It?s a shame, what a lame way to live but what can I do?   I hope you appreciate what I do      I'm a martyr for my love for you   A martyr for my love for you   A martyr for my love for you   A martyr for my love for you