I'm straighter than a level, more solid than a rock

The one that you can count on, truer than a clock

But deep inside of me there's a battle you can't see

It's pulling me apart

My head is keeping my feet firmly on the ground

I'm the one you call on who never lets you down

But it all comes undone with a new someone

And there goes my heart

It wants to be the first responder, the one to set the beat

The first to feel the tingles but my head is telling me

When in doubt, slow it down, work it out

Before the thrill and the rush then the hurt

For better or for usually worse

My heart's always first

I've replayed every mistake, keeps me up at night

I fool myself thinking next time I'll get it right

It's look before you leap, I could do it in my sleep

It shouldn't be that hard

My head is saying hold on, no need to move so fast

You can't hurry love, least not the kind that lasts

You'd think by now I'd know, to think before I go

Could someone tell my heart

It wants to be the first responder, the one to set the beat

The first to feel the tingles but my head is telling me

When in doubt, slow it down, work it out

Before the thrill and the rush then the hurt

For better or for usually worse

My heart's always first

(Always first) to take the leap

(Always first) To dive in deep

(Always first) To fall to pieces

It wants to be the first responder, the one to set the beat

The first to feel the tingles but my head is telling me

When in doubt, slow it down, work it out

Before the thrill and the rush then the hurt

For better or for usually worse

It's a blessing and a curse

My heart's always first

Always first

My heart's always first (Always first)

Always first