Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
Counting my footsteps praying the floor won't fall through again
And my mother accused me of losing my mind But I swore I was fine
You paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game But you changed the rules everyday
Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone Tonight
Well I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
* Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home I should've known
Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame
Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away
And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said Run as fast as you can
You are an expert at sorry And keeping lines blurry Never impressed by me acing your tests
All the girls that you've run dry Have tired, lifeless eyes Cause you burned them out
But I took your matches before fire could catch me So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks Over your sad empty town