[Verse]

Every time a slide goes by

I'm hoping just to see your face

With broken bottles at our feet

And my arm around your waist

Back when the neighborhood smelled like trash

We always thought it'd be that way

Nobody's love was meant to last

Remember what you used to say



[Chorus]

Don't let the paint drip

Let's not mess this up together

Don't let the paint drip

Don't let the paint mix

Let's not mess this up together

Don't let the paint drip



[Verse]

Your tattooed foot was my type of art

Did I ever tell you that?

The subway train became my beating heart

Your room became my habitat

We didn't know it then but we were

An entire generation lost

To bumper stickered toilet seats

And streets we'd never dare to cross



[Chorus]

Don't let the paint drip

Let's not mess this up together

Don't let the paint drip

Don't let the paint mix

Let's not mess this up together

Don't let the paint drip



[Outro]

It wasn't meant to be graffiti (repeated)