My Plus One

Written by John Jackson

That face you wear tonight is as solemn as the grave

I can tell that I won’t have a chance to joke or misbehave

You’ve come with your agenda – I’m action item one

You’re braced to make a full retreat – prepared to cut and run

In the short time we’ve been hanging out, you’ve been hanging in

I know you have a lot to say, but where will you begin

Even in the silence I can hear anxiety

You’re sure of what you think you want, but not so sure of me

CHORUS I

I know you’re filled with apprehension that I can’t mollify

Any words of comfort I’d have to qualify

But to be friends without the benefits would sacrifice the fun

So I hope that you’ll become my plus one

Slow! Proceed With Caution! I know your history

Your past is full of strangers posing as men of mystery

It’s natural hesitation: I haven’t earned your trust

I won’t make any guarantees – I hope you can adjust

Please don’t throw in the towel and leave me high and dry

I know that I can make you laugh, hard enough to cry

For now we’ll have a good time – that’s all that I can do

I promise I won’t promise things, until I’m sure they’re true

CHORUS II

I know that fear is hard to overcome when you’ve been burned before

And there’s no way for us to know what’s in store

But to be friends without the benefits would sacrifice the fun

So I hope that you’ll become my plus one

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CHORUS III

I know you struggle with uncertainty that I can’t reassure

To say that we can last a lifetime is premature

But to be friends without the benefits would sacrifice the fun

So I hope that you’ll become my plus one