I have to tell you
Something you don’t want to know.
I know it’s late, I know you’re tired,
And you wish I’d let this go.
I owe you more than honesty,
You were there when times got hard.
You only see the best in me
When I let down my guard.
I know you all too well, my friend,
You can never hide from me.
I know you both for what you are
And for what you long to be.
I can’t believe I’m stranded here,
But I’m hollow and I’m lost.
Neither comfort nor security
Can justify the cost.
And so, you see...
It really doesn’t matter
That I love you more than anyone I’ve ever known.
And so, you see...
You’re going to have to find someone
Who can love you for what you are,
And not for what you could have been.
I will always love the memory of what you could have been.
Sometimes I see the light
In your sweet, sweet soul.
And I wish I were a healer:
Maybe I could make you whole.
But I’m not here to fix you,
And I know you can’t fix me.
Nothing changes, it just rearranges
What was never going to be.
And so, you see...
It really doesn’t matter
That I love you more than anyone I’ve ever known.
And so, you see...
You’re going to have to find someone
Who can love you for what you are,
And not for what you could have been.
I will always love the memory of what you could have been.