The greatest gift you ever gave me was a faded, red broken ballerina.
And you would wind it up, and it would barely move,
and there would be no sound
And you'd look up and say

I'm your number one
I'm your number one defender.
I will understand
when you are gone.
I don't need a raise, I don't need a paycheck
I will understand
I'm your number one.

I've always had this thing with bravery, I never wanted no one to believe me
Or even see me, or understand.
I thought that maybe there would be this girl
And she'd be just like me, but not like me
And you look up and say

I'm your number one,
I'm your number one defender.
I will understand
when you are gone.
I don't need a raise, I don't need a paycheck
I will understand
I'm your number one.

I never thought that love would save me
I've never been so happy to be wrong
So thanks for the silence
Thanks for the days
Thank you for the ocean.

I'm your number one,
I'm your number one defender,
I will understand
when you are gone
I don't need a raise, I don't need a paycheck
I will understand. I'm your number one.

I never thought that love would save me
I've never been so happy to be wrong...