S = Scott
X = Ex-boyfriend

S: You’re too pragmatic
X: You’re too sentimental
And you don’t even recognize your full potential
S: That being said, would you be my safety net
For my big leap of faith?

S: You do jujitsu
X: You do aikido
S: I find it hard to keep up with your healthy libido
X: That being said, I could be your safety net
For your big leap of faith

S: In the bedroom,
You’re excessively hygienic
X: Well your habits could bring about a full pandemic!
S: That being said, would you be my safety net
For my big leap of faith?

X: You’re such a Pollyanna
From Montana
S: You seem to get annoyed when I play my piano
It’s Wyoming, by the way, but would you be my safety net
For my big leap of faith?

S: Let’s be romantic
X: Too much effort
S: I don’t know why I even try these hopeless endeavors
X: Chop chop! We are late! But I could be your safety net
For your big leap of faith

S: You’re misanthropic
X: Well you’re neurotic
S: Your social interactions can seem, frankly, robotic
X: It’s social anxiety, asshole, but I could be your safety net
For your big leap of faith

S: You’re pessimistic
A tad bit sadistic
X: Well you don’t seem to comprehend a single statistic!
S & X: That being said, I could [would you] be your [my] safety net
For your [my] big leap of faith?

X: Now I’ve had time to reflect
I cannot be your safety net
But I could help you build your own instead

S: Now I’m struggling to decide
To which passions I will abide
But they’re all leaps of faith in their own way

X: Plus it seems you want a sense of home
While my tendency is to roam
And take big leaps of faith of my own

S: Sure sometimes I love adventure
And those we’ve had I’ll always treasure
But I also want stability

X: Plus safety nets you have a few
Even if I’m not your boo
For there are many people who love you

S: But over all I must endeavor
To not rely on others’ favors
To be a safety net for myself

S & X: We’re at a point where this defines
Whether our nets will entwine
Or whether we have it in us to leap together

S: Either way I will admit
That I will grieve a little bit
But one thing I know for sure
Is that knowing you has made my life better