I act so dumb when we're alone My heart beats faster than those techno beats you played me on the phone You took the tiger by the tail They dropped your worst mistakes from message boards to minor chords Oh oh oh oh oh We're saving every little thing You saddled up and sang along Despite my best attempts, I couldn't make you love me with a song The former kings of Norway's rule Changed directions like commuter trains and coastal rains And oh oh oh oh oh We're saving every little thing You made the leap in half the time I read your diary, but that's okay 'cause I know you read mine Who's gonna document these days? Some things were overlooked to pin the note you finally wrote And oh oh oh oh oh We're saving every little thing