If I could take half the fire from my lips  Put it in your heart, and rub it on the tip of your tongue  We'd be almost even    If I could rev you up and leave you in neutral  Feeling out the gears and never locking fully in Drive  We'd be almost even    Hey, we'd be…  Almost even  If you could swim halfway I would throw you a short line  Almost even  Well, I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception this time    If I could pick you up when you're shiny and new  Show you off, pack you up, and shelve you with my other old toys  We'd be almost even    Hey, we'd be…  Almost even  If I could push you off a cliff and say "I'll catch you the next time"  Almost even  Well, I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception this time    Aii, Aii, Aii, Aii    Almost even  If you could swim halfway I'd throw you a short line  Almost even  Well, I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception, I'm…  Almost even  If I could push you off a cliff and say "I'd catch you if I had the time"  Almost even  Well, I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception  I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception  I'm not the cruel kind,   But baby I'd make an exception this time    Aii, Aii, Aii, Aii