12/8/99 - so long

you said i write too many songs
about relationships gone wrong
but darling i write what i know
i've never been too good at letting go
i know how this has got to end
you're going to break my heart again
and i can't let you take my pride
it's all i've got to fill me up inside

  i'll tell myself it's make-believe
  cut off my heart to spite my sleeve
  that's the only way
  that i can walk away

you didn't want to fan the flame
you said you couldn't stand the pain
but darling you can hurt me too
it really is the only thing to do
you said you may i said i might
i wish that you were here tonight
but you have made me wait so long
time to think of all the things that might go wrong

  i'll tell myself it's make-believe
  cut off my heart to spite my sleeve
  that's the only way
  that i can walk away
  yeah
  now i know how to let go
  don't hold on for so long

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