I got bruises on my body, scratches on my face
Cookie crumbs, empty bottles all over the place
And my bathroom mirror seemed to lose its shine
When you leave you always leave a little mess behind
When you leave you always leave a little mess
Oh I am cleaninâ?? out my cupboards, dustinâ?? off my frames
Scrub my mouth with soap so I canâ??t whisper your name
Sweeping 'round in circles, trynaâ?? get you off my mind
When you leave you always leave a little mess behind
When you leave you always leave a little mess
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste
It lingers in the air, right in front of my face
Youâ??re like a bar marker star stamp I canâ??t scrub off
Youâ??re like a tattered ankle bracelet I canâ??t seem to unknot
And if you want to come around, I'm caught
Itâ??s so early in the morning, so late at night
When you pull my hair and start a little play fight
We are kissinâ?? in dark corners on your parents' floor
The kind of love that makes my knees and elbows sore
The kind of love that makes me just want more
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste
It lingers in the air, and it stays all day
I got a blue stained t-shirt, my scratches bleed
Iâ??m sure everyone on the subway can see
You make a mess, you make a mess of me
Oh, I am usually so clean, baby usually so sharp
But you always come around when Iâ??m about to fall apart
Iâ??m like a fragile house of cards and youâ??re that small gust of wind
Sweep by, quite the surprise, Iâ??m on the floor again
Your cigarette smell, broke leather jacket taste
It lingers in the air and it never goes away
Youâ??re like a bar marker star stamp I canâ??t scrub off
Youâ??re like a tattered ankle bracelet I donâ??t wanna unknot
And if you want to come around, I'm caught
And if you wanna get me down, Iâ??m got
And if you wanna know how much, it's a lot
Come over, come over, are we both in town
Come over, come over, â??cause I want you around
I want you, I want you, to rip up my dress
I want you, I want you to make, me a mess