[Verse 1]

So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace

And you never felt wanted till you'd someone slap your face

So you never felt alive until you'd almost wasted away

[Pre-Chorus]

You had to win, you couldn't just pass

The smartest ass at the top of the class

Your flying colours, your family tree

And all your lessons in history

[Chorus]

Please, please, please

Get up off your knees now

Please, please, please

Please, leave it out

[Verse 2]

So you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call

And you never knew what was on the ground till they made you crawl

So you never knew that the heaven you keep you stole

[Pre-Chorus]

Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes

Your stick-on tattoos now they're making the news

Your holy war, your northern star

Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car

[Chorus]

Please, please, please

Get up off your knees now

Please, please, please

Leave me out of this, please

[Post-Chorus]

So love is hard

And love is tough

But love is not

What you're thinking of

[Bridge]

September, streets capsizing

Spilling over down the drains

Shards of glass splinters like rain

But you could only feel your own pain

October, talk getting nowhere

November, December, remember

We just started again

[Chorus]

Please, please, please

Get up off your knees, yeah

Please, please, please

Please, ah

[Post-Chorus]

So love is big

Is bigger than us

But love is not

What you're thinking of

[Outro]

It's what lovers deal

It's what lovers steal

You know I've found it hard to receive

'Cause you, my love

I could never believe