I know they say I'm in over my head

That I'm too insecure to have you wakin' up in my bed

Suffered in the past, but they don't know the half of it

Might've been a few shipwrecks before

But now I'm standin' right here on the shore

And I need you to give me

A little benefit of the doubt (The doubt, the doubt, the doubt)

I need you to give me, babe

A little benefit of the doubt (The doubt, the doubt, the doubt)

Even in the face of what they say

Will you play devil's advocate?

Even in the face of what they say

Will you play devil's advocate?

(Second verse)

They say I'm cold, say I'm too cavalier

Sabotagin' my character at times

Actin' a fool out of fear (Fool out of fear)

They drive the bus, now they're throwin' me under it

Wouldn't last a day in my shoes

Falsely accused, locked in a cell with no proof

But I need you to give me

A little benefit of the doubt (The doubt, the doubt, the doubt)

I need you to give me

A little benefit of the doubt (The doubt, the doubt, the doubt)

Even in the face of what they say

Will you play devil's advocate for me?

Even in the face of what they say

Will you play devil's advocate?

(What's in your head? What's in your head?)

I know they say I'm in over my head

That I'm too insecure to have you wakin' up in my bed