me and tom sat down one night    our goal was to write a song    didn't want it to be too short but we didn't want it too long    we can write about politics    we can write about the world    we can write about ourselves    we can write it about girls   but what went through our heads    was to write about this song instead      tom picked up his guitar and he started playing a tune    some words went through my head    and i started singing them too    we can write about our friends   we can write about being blue   we can write about something else   we can write about being without you   but what went through our heads   was to write about this song instead