[Verse 1]
Simpler days, take me back
Take me back, take me back
Nutella crepes and the Eiffel Tower
Nowhere to be, just lost for hours

[Pre-Chorus]
I recognized your handwriting
Maybe you were here
I smelled your scent but it wasn't you
I was thinking wishfully
I thought that you were near
Well maybe you were, maybe you weren’t

[Chorus]
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
To be in the open
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
To be in the open
All I ever wanted
I wanted to be better for you
I wanted to be better for you
Better for you
I wanted to be better for you
[Verse 2]
Now I find I'm slidin'
Everything’s surprising me
Makes me dizzy, babe why do you tease me?
A pocket full of countries
Every note a different shape
Every bill a different face
Everything was easy

{Pre-Chorus]
I recognized your handwriting
Maybe you were here
I smelled your scent but it wasn't you
I was thinking wishfully
I thought that you were near
Well maybe you were, maybe you weren't

[Chorus]
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
To be in the open
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
All I ever wanted, was to be by your side
To be in the open
All I ever wanted
I wanted to be better for you
I wanted to be better for you
Better for you
I wanted to be better for you
[Outro]
I wanted to be better for you
I wanted to be better for you