Who measures the desperate measures?

Traded this pen
for your cigarette
Because I swore I wouldn't write another song about you
But here I go again

I see your lips mouth "I love you"
But the words I hear are "I told you so"
And you know I won't say "no"
to another day of you

We traded our sins
like it was "tit for tat" or "that for this"
And so I swore I wouldn't write another song for you
But here I go again
Because I've got your smile in my head
and your voice in my ears
Saying "remember those nights in your bed?
And saying aloud all our biggest fears?"

I see your lips mouth "I love you"
But the words I hear are "I told you so"
Because you know I can't say "no"
to another night with you

Just one more night
we'll lie awake
just another night
we'll lie to fate
the phones are ringing off the hook
since we figured how the world shook
but when it's quiet... can you feel it?
when it's quiet...I know you see it
when it's quiet...
I hope you hear my voice
Because my lips are mouthing
"I swear I won't write another song for you"
But I'm really saying "baby I love you too."