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The final embers of the fire have died

And I should go before I start freezing

You ask me to stay just a little while

But I've got someone at home who's waiting

 

You hold me, oh so tight

And I can feel your body start to shiver

I ask you why you care so much

When it's clear I don't care enough to leave her

 

You've got that crooked smile on your face

But those tears, they let me know better

"If she matters so much to you," you ask

"Then why do you always end up back here?"

 

"I've got a million reasons to go on home

And there's nothing of value to come back for"

The insincerity of it all

Well, it makes us both succumb to laughter

 

"Go on back to your life," you say

As you wipe the tears away with your hand

It will all work itself out someday

And I hope there's a part of you that understands

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Published
Oct 31, 2010
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