Tonight the moon is waning
I watch her body slip into shadow
I turn to you and find myself complaining—
I never thought I’d sink so low

You said I could say all I wanted
You said I take a lot I don’t deserve
You said I’m worth all the trouble I could ever cause
You said the nicest damn things I’ve ever heard

Guess I got caught up in old webs
So inevitable and so wrong
Now I’m thinking about how much time it takes
To grow your hair out long

Yeah, how long?

Either the room was dim or much too bright
I can’t quite remember anymore
All I can recall is seeing you
In a light I’ve never seen you in before

And words are the source of all my troubles
The weakness I could never shake
Instead they rattled me to the core—
I made the mistake I never dreamed I’d make

I know I have no right to complain
But it’s hard to be strong
When I’m thinking about how much time it takes
To grow your hair out long

Oh, how long?

Now the moon is fully cloaked
And I can identify
It’s hard to shine as brightly as you once did
When you’re living in a lie

For that moment I was important
I was all there was in your world
But what can I really amount to
If I’m just the other girl?

It’s just another misunderstanding
Just another sad song
Just me wondering how much time it takes
To grow your hair out long

For her, you’ll grow your hair out long