Handcuffs - Brand New

I’d arrest you if I had handcuffs

I’d arrest you if I had the time

I’d throw you down in the backseat

As if you committed a terrible crime

I’d break into towns worth of houses

And rob whole families blind

I’d do it to you like you’d do it to me

If I knew you would get away fine

I’d drown all these crying babies

If I knew that their mothers wouldn’t cry

I’d hold them down and I’d squeeze real soft

And let a piece of myself die

It’s hard to be the better man

When you forget you’re tryin'

It’s hard to be the better man

I’d arrest you if I had handcuffs

I’d arrest you if I had the time

I’d wait for you outside the courtroom—and taunt you

As all of your appeals were declined

I’d drive my car off of a bridge

If I knew that you weren’t inside

Put the pedal to the floor, who could ask for more?

A fantastic way to kill some time

You could lay on your back and be beaten

You could put up your fists and fight

You could try any way out

Way out

Way out

Way out

It’s hard to be the better man

When you forget you’re tryin'

It’s hard to be the better man

When you’re still lyin'

It’s hard to be the better man

When you forget you’re tryin'

It’s hard to be the better man

When you’re still lyin'

You’re still lyin'