Offside Love

[Verse 1]
Met you by the fences after practice
Grass stains on your shirt
Still joking
You tied my laces
Called me clumsy
I laughed so hard
My guard broke open

[Pre-Chorus]
But in their eyes you’re a red card
Wrong town
Wrong dream
Wrong heart
They slam doors when they say your name
Like loving you is some kind of shame

[Chorus]
We’re offside love
They pull the flag up
Tell me “he’s not right
You should give him up”
But I already fell
I already chose
Your crooked smile
Your busted nose
Star-crossed kids in a small town script
Every goodbye feels like a final kick
They draw the lines
We cross them anyway
Offside love
But I wanna play

[Verse 2]
Sneaking out to watch you under floodlights
You spot me in the cheap seats
Start laughing
Mouth “you’re crazy” when you miss the shot
I’m clapping like you just won everything

[Pre-Chorus]
Mom says
“He’ll break your focus”
Dad says
“Dreams don’t come from roses”
Like they never slipped out late at seventeen
Holding hands with someone they weren’t meant to see

[Chorus]
We’re offside love
They pull the flag up
Tell me “he’s not right
You should give him up”
But I already fell
I already chose
Your crooked smile
Your busted nose
Star-crossed kids in a small town script
Every goodbye feels like a final kick
They draw the lines
We cross them anyway
Offside love
But I wanna play

[Bridge]
If we’re a tragedy
Then let them tell it wrong
They don’t see you walking me home
Making me tea when my day goes long
If this is breaking rules
I’d rather break than bend
Call it a foolish phase
I’ll call you my best friend (yeah)

[Chorus]
We’re offside love
They pull the flag up
Tell me “he’s not right
You should give him up”
But I already fell
I already chose
Laughing so hard that my fear lets go
Star-crossed kids in a small town script
Every goodbye feels like a final kick
They draw the lines
We cross them anyway
Offside love
I still wanna play