Timing Songtext
von Gavin Castleton

The first time I fell in love
I was 28
And we were breaking up
I was terrified and swearing I could change
But for her it was just too late

The second time I fell in love
I didn′t stray
I did so many things to hold her up
And I watched her spin her tires day after day
And I got tired of waiting for her nerves to change

You might've figured out what thrills and fulfills you
And she might have seen the worst of you and stayed
And maybe it′s amazing that you barely ever fight
None of that matters
No, none of it matters
No, nothing else matters if your timing's not right


The third (Fourth, maybe fifth) time I fell in love
I was so cautious, skeptical, tentative
I didn't think those girls were strong enough
And I needed to be pulled by someone else
Because I wasn′t ready yet to push myself

The last time I fell in love
I went all in; I didn′t flinch; I opened up
But we couldn't meet each others′ expectations
'Cause we′d yet to unlearn the language of our parents

And she might be ready now to bear your children
And you might have broke your back to build a home
Now she might be just the greatest mom you've ever seen
And you might have lost your fear of being alone
She might be so emotionally intelligent
You might′ve grown so wondrously kind
You both may finally know just how to soften
(This might be the best sex of your life)
And maybe you both have consummately, whole-soulfully, really fucking tried
But nothing else matters
Yeah, nothing's more painful
Nothing hurts worse than
When your timing's not right