Your Speech Was Too Long

You had written me a paragraph
Before I took my coat off
Said you needed me to understand
Then you talked straight through the song
I was waiting for a sorry
You were setting up a sequel

Your speech was too long
I was gone by the chorus
Keep your perfectly good reasons
I don't need another performance

You are standing by the doorway
With the ending in your hand
I can tell you practiced smiling
At the part where we'd be friends
Now I'm reaching for the handle
And you haven't reached the point

Your speech was too long
I was gone by the chorus
Keep your perfectly good reasons
I don't need another performance

If you'd said you didn't love me
I could hear you and be hurt
But you built yourself a podium
When I only needed words

Your speech was too long
I was gone by the chorus
Keep your perfectly good reasons
I don't need another performance

Your speech was too long
Send the short version