Don't
- ED SHEERAN Lyrics

I met this girl late last year
He met a girl last year.

She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
The girl told him not to worry if she disappeared.

I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
He told her he was not looking to make the same mistake again.

I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
He called an old friend to help him out of trouble.

But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
He went back to the girl after a week.

I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
He thinks she was only looking for a fling.

But I gave her my time for two or three nights
He spent a few nights with her.

Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
He stopped seeing her for a while.

I went away for months until our paths crossed again
He did not see her for months until they met again.

She told me, "I was never looking for a friend"
She told him she did not want a friendship.

Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
She asked him to visit her around ten.

Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
She asked him to bring lemon and gin with him.

We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
She suggested they spend the night together.

Baby, if you wanted me then should have just said, she's singing
She is reminding him that he should have been honest about his intentions.

Don't fuck with my love
Do not mess with his love.

That heart is so cold
His heart is cold due to betrayal.

All over my home
The betrayal is reflected all over his home.

I don't wanna know that, babe
He does not want to hear about it anymore.

And for a couple weeks, I only wanna see her
He only wants to see her for a few weeks.

We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
They spend their days drinking and eating takeaway pizza.

Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
He could only reach her through text before.

Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
Now she stays over at his place and enjoys being with him.

Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
They sing Aretha's songs together.

And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
They do not want to sleep and enjoy spending time together.

But me and her, we make money the same way
They both make money from music.

Four cities, two planes, the same day
They both travel between four cities on two planes on the same day.

And those shows have never been what it's about
Their shows are not the most important thing to them.

But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
They are trying to figure out how to make it work.

I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
He would rather spend time watching a movie with her.

But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
They need to get on a plane or they will miss their next show.

Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
He wishes he had documented their relationship better.

When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
He was confused when he saw her kissing someone else.

Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing
She needs to figure things out while he is singing.

On my hotel door
She is standing outside his hotel room.

I don't even know if she knows what for
He does not know why she is there.

She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
She is crying and he is comforting her.

Trust and respect is what we do this for
They are in a relationship based on trust and respect.

I never intended to be next (you bastard)
He never thought he would be cheated on.

But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
She did not need to sleep with someone else.

And I never saw him as a threat (you bastard)
He did not think the other person was a threat.

Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
Until she betrayed him by sleeping with the other person.

It's not like we were both on tour
They weren't both on tour.

We were staying on the same fucking hotel floor
They were staying on the same hotel floor.

And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
He was not looking for a commitment.

But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
It was more than just fun to him and he thought she was different.

This is not the way you realized what you wanted
She did not realize what she wanted in a kind way.

It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
It's too little too late to fix things.

And all this time, God knows I'm singing
He is still singing about his heartbreak.