Beautiful Boy

Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some poolAnd make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoosAsk you easy questions about work and school  I'm trying to be cool about itFeelin' like an absolute fool about itWishin' you were kind enough to be cruel about itTellin' myself I can always do without itKnowin' that it probably isn't true  I came prepared for absolution, if you'd only askSo I take some offense when you say, "No regrets"I remember it's impossible to pass your test  But I'm trying to forget about itFeelin' like I'm breaking a sweat about itWishin' you would kindly get out of my head about itTellin' myself one day I'll forget about itKnowin' that it probably isn't true  Once, I took your medication to know what it's likeAnd now I have to act like I can't read your mindI ask you how you're doing and I let you lie  But we don't have to talk about itI can walk you home and practice method actingI'll pretend being with you doesn't feel like drowningTellin' you it's nice to see how good you're doingEven though we know it isn't true.