I wish I could turn back time so that
Maybe I could stop that crime where
Team Rocket stole you away from me
If I could then on a dime
I'd one-hit KO Mr. Mime
And break you from his box like a caged-up Butterfree

But I feel like our scenario
Is just like Peach and Mario
Where Bowser is your boyfriend
And I'm stuck on World 1 in the friend zone
Mamma Mia I'm in the friend zone
I'm in the friend zone

They say the hills are always greener in the other games
And I'd play them if the reward were the same
But no one's offering a prize that could persuade me from your eyes
And that alone just puts them all to shame

Our hearts beat in 16 bits 'til we
Lose all our lives and we call it quits but
Even if we don't survive, I wanna
Take you on a little drive
Down the Rainbow Road
Oh we could go fast like Toad
Or we could take it slow
Like Wario

And I feel like our scenario
Is just like Peach and Mario
Where Bowser is your boyfriend
And I'm stuck on World 1 in the friend zone
Mamma Mia I'm, Mamma Mia I'm
I'm in the friend zone
I'm in the friend zone

There's a fire in his eyes, but there's a flame in my heart
And no Koopas, Goombas, or Boos will keep us apart
I'll use every 1-up I've got and reset 'till my system's hot
If you just bake a cake that says my name

But the cake is a lie
Oh the cake is a lie
Oh girl, excuse how I repeat
But you make my heart complete
I've caught a glitch
Download a patch maybe I'll hit a higher pitch
Oh the cake is a lie

I'm gonna bust us out of this crummy 2-D, 8-bit town
And I know he roughed you up but girl I'm gonna win back your crown
But I'm sick of following the rules, I need a little Z-B-Left-Right-A-Down

And every night he gets a little clearer
The monster staring me back in the mirror
Each day is getting harder, the future's growing darker
'Cause the heroes become the villains over time
The heroes become the villains over time

'Cause I thought that our scenario
Was just like Peach and Mario
But now I feel like Bowser
And I wonder if I should've let you go