Guys with guitars At open mic bars Are so much better than guys with skateboards So much better than guys with books Guys with guitars sing over and over The same things that keep me awake at night Guys with guitars They listen to my songs Sing a song for me, don't be horrible I'll sing a song for you if you don't think it's terrible Let's go home, we don't understand What tomorrow's about anyway Write me a song And I'll sing along You won't marry me, I won't marry you But at least, tonight, we can pretend we'll do And then we will write a song People will sing along How he wouldn't marry her, she wouldn't marry him And the next day she'll fall in love with another Guy with a guitar At an open mic bar With a bursting heart just like her And a hungry soul always searching for more Guys with guitars Sing over and over The same line that I don't understand And together we don't understand it Together we don't understand it better Sing a song for me, don't be horrible I'll sing a song for you if you won't think it's terrible Let's go home, we don't understand What tomorrow's about anyway Write me a song And I'll sing along You won't marry me, I won't marry you But at least, tonight, we can pretend we'll do And then we will write a song People will sing along How he wouldn't marry her, she wouldn't marry him And the next day she'll fall in love with another guy... 'Cause she's in love with life And another guy... 'Cause she's in love with life And another Guy with a guitar At an open mic bar With a bursting heart, just like her And a hungry soul always searching for more