it started with a whisper   it's you, i guess   outside my house at 3 am   consider this your last chance   now it seems   you're choking on each word you said to me      so write these words down   cause i know you won't hear me   nothing ever changes   you won't get over this      i'll keep you around   keep you in touch   keep you from not expecting this much   i'll keep you in mind   you're wasting time   you're asking me to come back here tonight   i'll keep you around   i'll keep you around      it's only 7:30, you already called   you're telling me "we're best friends" "we're perfect"   but i wouldn't agree to it   oh i guess we're cool for now   but you're begging for attention from anybody somehow      write these words down   cause i know you won't hear me   nothing's gonna change   you won't get over this      i'll keep you around   keep you in touch   keep you from not expecting this much   i'll keep you in mind   you're wasting time   you're asking me to come back here tonight   i'll keep you around   i'll keep you around      so get the picture when you're ahead   i got the message over my bed   i told you once, there's no excuse   you've renewed this wreck   i didn't want to tell you      i'll keep you around      i'll keep you around   keep you in touch   keep you from not expecting this much   keep you in mind   you're wasting time   you're asking me to come back here tonight      i'll keep you around   keep you from not expecting this much   i'll keep you in mind   you're wasting time   you're asking me to come back here tonight      ill keep you around   keep you in touch   keep you from not expecting this much   i'll keep you in mind   you're wasting time   you're asking me to come back here tonight