I had forgotten what's it like to know you.
Forgot the sound of your voice at 2 in the morning,
Forgot the way your words always melded into meaning.
Memory has changed my rememberances of you in ways,
But all it took was getting past that first difficult call
After so many years
To bring back all the past in a rush.
You told me that I come and go in your life at the worst possible times
And that's how it's always been.
I come into your life after you've convinced yourself that you hate me,
After you force yourself to forget the image of me, fast asleep on your shoulder.
I come into your life when the damage has been done,
And I ask you how to fix it.
In the past, I've gone in your life after one perfect day,
With no explanation, no note, no apology.
I've gone when you needed me most
I panicked, realizing what I could finally have, after all that time,
And ran away with your heart.
I've come into your life, into your city, hoping to find you,
But finding only emptiness.
I came expecting you to fall in love with me over a cup of coffee,
After one look into each other's eyes,
Knowing that words have already spelled everything out.
I came, and I went. With only tears.
That's a summary of the game we've played over the years.
Almost a decade of loving and hating each other,
I know that I think this time will be different - because I'm the optimistic one,
And I know you probably think deep down, that this time will be like all the rest,
Because you're the realistic one.
Whatever happens, I hope it leads us to somewhere different this time.
You're with a girl who is making you happy,
And i'm trying to figure out who I am, on my own, in a strange world.
All that's to be had is the continuation of what was once a powerful connection,
A look between friends that can continue between distance and time,
Because it had to.
Wherever you are tonight, my friend, you're on my mind.
Forgot the sound of your voice at 2 in the morning,
Forgot the way your words always melded into meaning.
Memory has changed my rememberances of you in ways,
But all it took was getting past that first difficult call
After so many years
To bring back all the past in a rush.
You told me that I come and go in your life at the worst possible times
And that's how it's always been.
I come into your life after you've convinced yourself that you hate me,
After you force yourself to forget the image of me, fast asleep on your shoulder.
I come into your life when the damage has been done,
And I ask you how to fix it.
In the past, I've gone in your life after one perfect day,
With no explanation, no note, no apology.
I've gone when you needed me most
I panicked, realizing what I could finally have, after all that time,
And ran away with your heart.
I've come into your life, into your city, hoping to find you,
But finding only emptiness.
I came expecting you to fall in love with me over a cup of coffee,
After one look into each other's eyes,
Knowing that words have already spelled everything out.
I came, and I went. With only tears.
That's a summary of the game we've played over the years.
Almost a decade of loving and hating each other,
I know that I think this time will be different - because I'm the optimistic one,
And I know you probably think deep down, that this time will be like all the rest,
Because you're the realistic one.
Whatever happens, I hope it leads us to somewhere different this time.
You're with a girl who is making you happy,
And i'm trying to figure out who I am, on my own, in a strange world.
All that's to be had is the continuation of what was once a powerful connection,
A look between friends that can continue between distance and time,
Because it had to.
Wherever you are tonight, my friend, you're on my mind.
