How We Were Video (MV)

When we were children we were easy
You two are rotten to the core
Her father said when he was drinking
Smiling his teeth as he shut the door
There in her room we made a mixtape
She used my thumb to press record
Touch me I'm sick she said. I touched her
We were so young
We were uncensored
I wore Doc Marten boots and flannel
And I never washed my hair
She wore berets the color yellow
And little girl dresses like a dare
We drank coffee in the evening
That her mother made with sugar and cream
We drank it down. I thought I loved her
When it was just the caffeine

How we were easy then
Now we're hard
From all the time
That we've done
Looking hard
Trying to find
Something soft

Back in the days when we were easy
I came and went and crawled back in
Through windows left unlocked and open
Behind drawn curtains made of linen
Inside a lamp was always shining
Her sillouhette caught in its glow
Outside the chimes rung where I waited
From wind that also kept me cold
Her mother caught me in the morning
My naked body coverless
I was there with her daughter
Entwined together in the bed
We woke up from all the yelling
We covered up with only hands
I came out through her bedroom window
Rubbing my eyes before I ran

How we were easy then
Now we're hard
From all the time
That we've done
Looking hard
Trying to find
Something soft

When we were younger we were leaving
Like runaways caught in a storm
We took our trips on blotter paper
Squares we barely could afford
We saved our money for the weekend
Lay with our backs against the floor
While waiting for it all to kick in
Each time we took a little more
There was a bridge that we went under
Where she and I tried to be lovers
We made our names across the concrete
We lay together under the weather
She said she'd be my girl forever
Just as soon as she could be her own
She didn't know any better
I didn't know how far she'd go

How we were easy then
Now we're hard
From all the time
That we've done
Looking hard
Trying to find
Something soft