Aligned Incentives

Why make amends?

All's well that ends well

You tell me it's fine

We'll be in touch if our incentives align

You can drop me a line

And maybe I could pay a visit some time

I came looking for a place to hide

But somehow ended up outside

What a place to be seen

Like the front of a magazine

Too much fun on New Year's Eve

I wore my heart on my sleeve

We can't be sure if that's to blame

But I ran back 'cause nothing stays the same

You tell me it's fine

We'll be in touch if our incentives align

You can drop me a line

And maybe I could pay a visit some time

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

How late is too late?

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

Well, I won't know, darling

We were outside the Monroe

With everyone you ought to know

That's what I thought you needed

But I let you down easy

One time is more than enough

I was speaking off the cuff, and I -

I couldn't draw the line

Well, that's no surprise

I don't want you to notice

Ten years down the line

Well, I'll be just fine

The endless summer

A backseat drummer

Our incentives align

A storybook ending

Now we're just pretending

Our incentives align

Write it down, 'cause soon I will forget

Then we're not on the same page

Maybe that was better left unsaid

I should let it go

Holding on to something that was never mine

Tell me, how late is too late?

Guess I gotta buy some time