The envelope at my door
is another painful reminder
that I couldn’t make it work
I tried so hard to be your everything
but in the end it just all collapsed on me
and now I have run to the ends of the earth
but your memory won’t let me be
When I close my eyes I see our memories
when I try to touch someone else
I can feel you touching me
I jump awake in the night
in a cold sweat of fright
cause I’m haunted by you
What have I done??
What if you were the one
and I never get this chance again
what if I never forget about our untimely end
and why did it seem
like we were America’s sweethearts
yeah, we were the dream
So I tear at the paper
when I see your name
and I pull out the ring
I still feel the same
It twists at my soul
and I twirl it in my hand
the gold burns my fingers
you’ll never be the man
that I dreamt you could be
and my delusions
are all that are haunting me
so I toss the envelope into the garbage can
the memories may linger
but you won’t swallow who I am.
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