Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine So this is me swallowing my pride And I go back to December all the time I go back to December

La, la, la, la We'll thank this small hotel With a wishing well I wish that we were there One room bright and neat Complete for us to share Looking through the window You can see a distant steeple

This is where the cowboy rides away Setting on the things I wish I'd done I knew the stakes were high right from the start When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart Now I just found a game that I can't play And this is where the cowboy rides away And my

Beautiful child Ooh, I had to stay Sleepless child There is so little time I wish that you were mine I'm not a child anymore You are a beautiful child And I am a fool once more You fell in love when I was only ten

I'm sorry that I let you down L-l-let you down Feels like we're on the edge right now I wish that I could say I'm proud All these voices in my head get loud I wish that I could shut them out Let you down Yeah, I guess I'm a disappointment

I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide Oh baby all I need is you You know I got this feeling that I just can't hide I try to tell you how I feel I try to tell you but I'm me Words don't come easily

La la la la la la, la la la la la la How I wish that you were mine You're the only girl my heart beats for My cherie amour, lovely as a summer day My cherie amour, distant as the milky way My cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore In a cafe or

All at once I'm drifting on a lonely sea Wishing you'd come back to me And it's hurt me more than you know All at once And that's all that matters now So much more than it shows And all my dreams were shattered all at once Ever since I met you You're the

God only knows why we were born to burn He doesn't fucking love us The sons and daughters that you wished to forget A desperate picture of God's regret Are we perfect mistakes? Or almighty fuck ups? One thing's for sure, he doesn't fucking love us

Looking back over my shoulder I can see that look in your eye I never wanted to say goodbye I never dreamed it could be over With an aching deep in my heart I wish that we were starting over Oh instead of drifting so far apart Everybody told me you were