Candy-Heart Guitar

[Verse 1]
You drew my face
In the back of your math notebook
Tiny stars
Around my crooked smile
You pass me notes
Folded like little paper cranes
“Meet me after class”
In messy style

[Chorus]
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Strumming on my jacket in the school yard
Every silly chord you play
Turns the gray sky bubblegum today
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Louder than the rumors and the fast cars
If the world goes dark, falls apart
I’ll still hold your candy-heart guitar

[Verse 2]
We miss the train
Chasing leaves down the sidewalk
You trip, laugh
We crash into a hug
Stickered phone
Taking blurry victory photos
Your red scarf
Catches in the tug

[Chorus]
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Strumming on my jacket in the school yard
Every silly chord you play
Turns the gray sky bubblegum today
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Louder than the rumors and the fast cars
If the world goes dark, falls apart
I’ll still hold your candy-heart guitar

[Bridge]
When the homework mountain
Feels too steep to climb
Draw a tiny hero
On my wrist in line
Say, “We’re a team
Even in our dreams”
And tap your beat
On my sleeve

[Chorus]
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Strumming on my jacket in the school yard
Every silly chord you play
Turns the gray sky bubblegum today
You’re my candy-heart guitar (whoa-oh)
Louder than the rumors and the fast cars
If the world goes dark, falls apart
I’ll still hold your candy-heart guitar