it’s in your voice
it’s on my mind
i have been erased
i had no choice
i had no clue to find
i have been replaced
but i miss you
i know you don’t want to hear this
you found someone
and traded my love for his
so i will drift away
until the day
you remember me
i want to call
to see you again
but i keep my distance
i watched you fall
fall away as friend
leaving me here with the silence
how’ve you been?
it’s me again
it’s good to hear your voice
i’m doing alright
a little lonely tonight
but i guess that’s by choice
and i was just thinking about the past
and how i could always make you grin
do you remember?
and ever wanna go back there again?
he’s on the other line
have a goodnight, goodbye (click)
i had nothing more to say
i’m glad to call you friend
but i won’t call you again
till you are the one that got away
he’s on the other line?
i’ll just say goodbye
i had nothing more to say
anyway…
she squeezed my hand when she broke my heart
and she rattled on like it made sense
to refer to us in the past tense
and she repeated her reasons till they got old
i laughed ’cause they were so absurd
the weakest excuse i’ve ever heard
she said i’m great
but not good enough for her
it’s not me – no she said it was her
so i nod like i understand
then i let go of her hand
great, but not good enough
she stopped to take a cellphone call
she whispered, “yeah, we’re almost done”
i muttered, “what, you’re not having fun?”
she sighed and told me don’t be bitter
it was then that i asked for the check
and rubbed a bit at the pain in my neck
she said i’m great
but not good enough for her
it’s not me – no she said it was her
so i nod like i understand
then i let go of her hand
great, but not good enough
i would have saddled up
and ridden off into the sunset
knowing you would not forget me
oh but i don’t want to go
are you sure we’re moving on?
never thought the ending would feel so wrong
i don’t want to be the beep
that interrupts your boyfriend
so all my dreams i’ll keep
until we talk again
so i guess this is goodbye
as long as you’re happy
i can’t find a reason to think
it’s better to walk away
or the hope to believe you want me to stay
but if you ever need me
don’t hesitate to call
if he breaks your heart
or if you marry in the fall
i’d follow her to my demise
if she’d only wipe my eyes
her frown could cloud the bluest skies
i lived each day to feel her pass by
i’d never speak her name in vain
i’d always wonder what she’d say
i’d stick with her through wind and rain
i believe i’ll see her (again) someday
but she, she’s not a goddess walking on dirt
she’s just a girl who knows how to flirt
God, forgive me, i fell at her feet
and i got hurt
but she didn’t love me enough to bleed
i had nothing she would need
she spread her wings when she was freed
and i could not follow that lead
she held me down when i was weak
she wouldn’t listen when i’d speak
she’s not the treasure that i seek
but i believed
was it her who broke my heart
and kept us apart?
no.
it was me.
she didn’t do anything
now i fly above this land
i watch it like i’m its king
but i’m wondering…
is she down there?
in that row of traffic lights
is she down there?
is she alright tonight
oh i’m over her
but is she down there?
sometimes we stand at the gate
and watch our hope fly away
and we hope nothing will change
but nothing here is the same
and so tonight i’m over her
i stare down far below
goodbye, so long
i was wrong
what a way to waste a table for two
thinking about the one who should fill the empty chair
suddenly it occurs to me
i’m better off lonely
why do i need to hang around
she’d only end up bringing me down
why should i be obsessed with the girl
she thinks she’s alone in this world
she’s not the one for me
now i can see
she was a stormcloud in my sky
now she’s floating by
i played the fool – i played by the rules
still she somehow won the game
for a while i was quick to wonder what i did
quick to assume all the blame
but here over my second dr pepper
i’m wondering what’s wrong with her
i was just fine, she could be mine
it’s her loss, she couldn’t read my signs
i wish i could say ‘i love you’
i wish it wouldn’t be a lie
i wish i could make you happy
God knows i try
but i’m older now than i was
was when i said i’d never move on
i want to be there for you
but i’m already gone
love is patient but i can’t wait
love is kind but life is cruel
we must go our separate ways
but i once was a fool for you
don’t cry cause you’ll see
this is gonna set you free
i know we’ll never be
eachothers destiny
so shake my hand, don’t hug me
cause i might decide to stay
here in your arms
living off of yesterday
you are more beautiful
than these cameras could possibly hold
your laughter is music your eyes full of light
we’ll always remember this night
everyones waiting around to kiss you
you’re heard so many things today
but escape with me for a moment
there’s something i have to say…
congratulations
i hope you’ll be
unbelievably
happy
i’m afraid i’ve lost it all
everything i too quickly called mine
while i wasn’t looking, he took you away
but i never ask you to stay
but i never owned your smile
i cannot claim your love
so why do i – feel so robbed
i was never the one you were thinking of…
congratulations
i hope you’ll be
unbelievably
happy
so i’ve got to go now
i hope you’ll understand
i just came to see that you
were in good hands
i think it’s over now
there’s no way it could go on
i’ve been dreaming through the night
but i feel the warmth of dawn
can i pull the covers overy my head?
pretend it’s not the end?
no i’m not allowed
i can’t go back where i began
i’ve got to move on
leave this behind now
God, give me the strength to go
and show me how
if i was honest with her
would i regret what i said
more than the feeling
of keeping it in my head
but now there’s distance between us
i can start to forget
i won’t be blind anymore
but it hasn’t healed yet
if i find myself back here someday
it will be God leading the way
only a miracle will get her to see
she’s the only one for me