Alec Benjamin
The Book of You & I lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Pop, Indie Pop
- Length
- 3:28
Well, it all began in the back of her car
I was just 16, but I fell so hard
Well, the years went by, and she held my heart
But her love ran dry, and we fell apart
I felt her growing distant
I knew her love was shifting
And all that I could say was-
Don't tell me that it's over, the book of you and I
Now you've scribbled out my name, and you've erased my favorite lines
There were so many chapters that we never got to write
Like "Cereal for Dinner" and "Staying Up All Night"
I remember where we started, I remember how you looked
But now I'm missing bits and pieces from the pages that you took
You didn't give a reason, I'll forever wonder why
We never got to finish the book of you and I
Well, I bought a pen, and I turned the page
Then I wrote about how I wish you'd stayed
I said all the things that I never got to say
Maybe when it's done, I will feel okay
That she had grown so distant
And that her love had shifted
I wish she felt the same
Don't tell me that it's over, the book of you and I
Now you've scribbled out my name, and you've erased my favorite lines
There were so many chapters that we never got to write
Like "Cereal for Dinner" and "Staying Up All Night"
I remember where we started, I remember how you looked
But now I'm missing bits and pieces from the pages that you took
You never gave a reason, I'll forever wonder why
We never got to finish the book of you and I
Don't tell me, tell me that you're leaving
My belly hurts, and my heart is hardly beating right
I hate to beg, but I'll try one last time
Don't tell me that it's over, the book of you and I
Now you've scribbled out my name, and you've erased my favorite lines
There were so many chapters that we never got to write
Like "Cereal for Dinner" and "Staying Up All Night"
I remember where we started, I remember how you looked
But now I'm missing bits and pieces from the pages that you took
You never gave a reason, I'll forever wonder why
We never got to finish the book of you and I
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Key vocabulary
- began
- started
- book
- set of pagesA1
- you've
- you have
- scribbled
- wrote quickly and untidily
- erased
- removed; deletedB2
- chapters
- sections of a bookB1
- like
- enjoy; similar to
- cereal
- breakfast grain foodA2
- i'll
- I will (future)A2
- things
- objects; mattersA1
About this song
Alec Benjamin is an American singer-songwriter known for earnest, mellow pop that blends folk-pop songwriting with electronic production. Born in Arizona, he rose to prominence with “Let Me Down Slowly” featuring Alessia Cara and later released These Two Windows in 2020 and “Demons” in 2020.