[Verse 1]

You made safe seem like a tourist trap

A pit stop not plotted on any map but I

Still found it far away from you

And that don't do much to unfrustrate me

You were more or less moralless, guaranteed

So I don't know why you're acting so confused

[Chorus]

'Cause I'd rather take a walk than take a punch

If I'd known it'd take so long I wouldn't have given up so much

We could twist and shout our words to pinpoints who the hell to blame

But I won't name any names... Amanda

[Verse 2]

I once knew a guy about five foot five

He picked fights each night with guys twice his size

He'd lose each try and act surprised as he

Took a dive toward a pair of black eyes

What a tough guy, what strong cry

I sat him down and asked him why

He sighed, gave no reply

I found out he died the very next night

But I'm twice as dumb as him for loving you

[Chorus]

'Cause I'd rather take a walk than take a punch

If I'd known it'd take so long I wouldn't have given up so much

We could twist and shout our words to pinpoints who the hell to blame

But I won't name any names... Amanda

[Bridge]

Before the door could seal your exit

But within the range of my final desperate cries of slights and warning signs;

My barrage of blame and petty lines

I sit here, tensing, pressed to think up

The subtlest ways I could point the finger

And it feels sooooo good

[Verse 3]

Tell your friends I'm just another creep, a brief

Time-killer while you found your feet

Just a space-filler wedged between

More suitable suitors more in your league

Or a remedy for boredom

We seemed great but in reality

I was one of three, or seventeen

I've never seen a lie to this degree

But now that I have a mic and people listening to me

I swear I'll keep the strictest code of anonymity

Amanda

[Chorus]

I'd rather take a walk than take a punch

If I'd known it'd take so long I wouldn't have given up so much

We could twist and shout our words to pinpoints who the hell to blame

But I won't name any names... Amanda

I won't name any names... Amanda