Verse: 1 Let 'em tell us stories as we lie in the fields And watch the birds soar above Let 'em tell us of love and loss How we'll live and how we'll die 'Cause they say he once was Somebody with a black suit And good shoes, and a perfect smile It makes me want to ask Oh, was it in the mad loves And the big fights So was it in the small change And the passing updates So was it in the giving up And the getting on No, was it in the mad love So was it in the mad love So was it in the mad loves And the big fights Verse: 2 We'll let 'em tell us stories as we lie in the fields And watch the clouds pass above How paper burns and pictures fade Only melody remains And sure enough he laughs as if he knows Makes me want to ask Oh, was it in the mad loves And the big fights So was it in the right words At the right times So was it in the giving up And the moving on No, was it in the mad love So was it in the mad love So was it in the mad loves So was it in the little things, we all want Bridge | | We all want | | We all want | | Oh, was it in the mad loves And the big fights So was it in the small change And the passing updates So was it in the giving up And the getting on No, was it in the mad love Outro So was it in the mad love So was it in the mad love So was it in the mad love So was it in the mad love And the big fights