It was supposed to be Just a one night (one night) In and out and I'm out the door But she's got me sitting here At the red light Driving 'round looking out for her (looking out for her) So why am I sittin' here at the red light When you left (oh) I'm

I like to sit beside the fire When the light is going down I like to hear the wild wind blow outside my door I have so much left to remember I have so much left to forget And I know I just don't have to search for more But you want to change my world

I’m reaching for the door And I don’t understand why it has to be this way Lock the door, me in the closet But it’s just too hard on me, oh So come back home Picture of you in my pocket It’s all I really have left of you And it’s not enough to keep me

If this ain't love 'Cause I don't know That's when she said "I don't hate you, boy, I just want to save you While there's still something left to save" That's when I told her "I love you, girl, but I'm not the answer For the questions that you still

And you, you want forgiveness But I, I just can't do it yet (I can barely hang on to myself) But I, I can't give you that (I can't give you, I can't give you that) (I'm afraid that I'll have nothing left) (I can't do, I just can't do it yet) Don't you go

Well, your railroad gate You know I just can’t jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I’m just sitting here beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I waited for you when I was half

But your wheels just turn, down the road ahead If it hurts at all, you ain't showed it yet I keep lookin' for the slightest sign That you might miss, what you left behind I know there's nothin' stopping you now But I'd settle for a slowdown I'd settle

There I was, yeah I just sat down in the seat you left You walked up I said "what are you doing with your beautiful self?" You rolled your eyes but you laughed and your song came on I begged you for a dance and we danced And it was on, eyes locked, clock

You're just as broken as me I will forgive, forgive, 'cause I know that it will set me free You murder my heart, broke my just and watch me fade away Now I see, now I see But all that's left is the emptiness inside of me (my heart) That you just as

In the silence of my mind I can see our love was just a line To a grasp of air That's nowhere And while I wait for love's embrace My life is but a race Since you're gone now All my light is left to waste I never learned the rule