like a ton of bricks

we started to lay bricks on a thursday

it was a master plan

you said you wanted to build a tower so tall you could kiss the sky

and i wanted whatever you wanted 

so i put my hair up

you put your gloves on

and we got to work

brick by brick we built what i thought was a beautiful love

but to you was just a stunning piece of architecture

it was breathtaking, really

people would stand and stare for hours to watch us build

but baby i played all my aces too soon 

and i ran out of ways to convince you that these bricks have nothing to do with me 

they never did 

we forgot to use mortar 

and it was our fatal flaw

as soon as the cold winds started to blow

our towering establishment fell to the ground

and whether it was my beautiful love or your stunning piece of architecture

we lost it all

the crowds scattered

i took down my hair

and sighed a long sigh of relief 

because i'm afraid of heights

and blue never really was my color