I'll make my own mistakes Even though I never learn I'm running from myself If only you could see behind my eyes Gather round my friends I need a match and only one match I think it's time I make my own way I'm turning my back on this city and I'm not

They call the lonely one Is it good to have cried? With the longing to hide On your heartaches and fears Is it wise to be cold, to struggle, to hold back with tears If you could only see the girl You'd know that since you're gone The lonely one is me

And never do what I used to And tell myself to think forward I will show I believe And I hold you up and know that you're all I see in the light I believe, I believe You can keep me a drip of the light that you see (Only if I could see) You would be

And I would give all this and heaven too I would give it all if only for a moment That I could just understand The meaning of the word you see 'Cause I've been scrawling it forever But it never makes sense to me at all But with all my education I can't

Your one and only 'Cause I'm not gonna be your one and only Just when I'm the only one around Just when I'm the only one The only one around Kiss me, hold me, touch me, tease me You make love and you not easy If only you could see Could see what you do

You're just sorry for yourself And though you may seem fine alone Don't tell me you're sorry If you could make them proud You could leave the world and feel like you've Tell them that it's only temporary I'm trying my best to smile But that's never

And I see nothing I can do would change this now This last caress I'll cherish forever If I could I would kiss all your tears away This emptiness can only bring sorrow If you leave I will follow Wherever you go I will be there for you I believe that our

If I couldn't love you, I wouldn't be me God only knows where I might be If you hadn't of come into my life I'd be forever wondering why I never found my destiny If I never see your smile again Or never woke to touch your skin The truth would be so plain

A man I'll never be You look up at me And somewhere in your mind you see If only I could find a way I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am And it gets harder every day for me To hide behind this dream you see If I said what's on my mind You'd turn

There's a river in Evening ember glow And you're wishing you could see How far it flows Rolling on to an endless sea You'd be well on your way If you could only set sail. But dreams can drift away And sails can fill with doubt