How to Fall

You taught me how to raise the stakes
How to punch above my weight
But you’re not here to see me fail
You taught me how to shake the blame
You told me I would stay the same
How to keep a straight face with the weakest hand
But you never taught me how to fall
How to keep on running when I lose control
You never taught me how to fall
You told me about the golden rule:
The girlfriend and the swimming pool
How they look at what you got, not at what you do
You taught me not to overspend
How to trust a man you can’t befriend
Always me and you, never us and them
But you never taught me how to fall
How to keep my cool at the curtain call
You never taught me how to fall
I was made for exceptions, not common law
You never taught me how to fall
But I chose to love you in spite of all your flaws
You never taught me how to fall
How to keep on running, when l’ve lost it all
You never taught me how to fall