I tried to paint you a picture The colors were all wrong Black and white didn't fit you And all along You were shaded with patience Your strokes of everything That I need just to make it But I can see, yeah Lord knows I failed you time and again But you and me are alright We won't say our goodbyes You know it's better that way We won't break, we won't die It's just a moment of change All we are, all we are Is everything that's right All we need, all we need A lover's alibi, yeah I walked a minute in your shoes They never would've fit I figured there's nothing to lose I need to get Some perspective on these words Before I write them down You're an island and my ship Has run aground Oh, Lord knows I failed you time and again But you and me are alright, yeah We won't say our goodbyes You know it's better that way We won't break, we won't die It's just a moment of change All we are, all we are Is everything that's right All we need, all we need A lover's alibi, oh Every single day that I can breathe You changed my philosophy I'm never gonna let you pass me by So don't say your goodbyes You know it's better that way We wont break, we won't die It's just a moment of change, yeah, ooh, ooh So don't say your goodbyes You know it's better that way We won't break, we won't die It's just a moment of change All we are, all we are Is everything that's right All we need, all we need A lover's alibi, yeah, ooh, ooh So don't say our goodbyes You know it's better We won't break, we won't die, ooh, ooh, ah