Runner Up Songtext
von Al Olender

Kiss whoever you want and I′ll be here
Giving myself a pep talk
Trying to face my fears
Didn't mean to cry before the show
But when somebody′s mean to me
I can't let it go

I want it all, all at once
When you look at me
I know that I'm enough
I feel like I′m catching up
I have always been the Runner Up

I kiss whoever I want
You′re still around
Traded in our privacy for a smaller town
Didn't think I′d be saying this out loud
Haven't touched myself this much
Since I learned how


I want it all, all at once
Please don′t look at me like that
Like I'm covered in your blood
I′ll make a mess, but I will clean it up

I'm so pathetic walking home in the rain
It's like a movie, but it′s real
So it′s not the same
I pass it on street signs
I read it on graves
Half the people I'm meeting are named what you′re named
And it's just a normal, boring name
I′m defective
A loser
I feel so ashamed
There's no secrets here, so kiss her again
At the bar that we go to with all of our friends

I want it all, all at once
I′m in the back, but don't worry
I'm pushing my way to the front
I feel like I′m catching up
I have always been the Runner Up
Have I always been the Runner Up
I have always been the Runner Up


Kiss whoever you want, and I′ll be here