Lyrics
I should have seen it coming when the roses died
I failed to anticipate the end when the romantic gestures faded.
Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
I should have recognized the signs of our relationship's decline in your gaze.
I should have listened when you said goodnight
I neglected to pay attention when you bade farewell.
You really meant goodbye
Your "goodnight" was actually a final farewell.
And baby, ain't it funny, how you never ever learn to fall?
Reflecting on the irony that one doesn't learn to fall in love.
You're really on your knees when you think you're standing tall
Realizing vulnerability when you believe you're strong.
But only fools are 'know-it-alls' and I played that fool for you
Admitting to being a fool who thought they knew everything for your sake.
I cried and I cried, there were nights that I died for you, baby
Expressing deep emotional pain and nights of suffering for the person.
I tried and I tried to deny that your love drove me crazy, baby
Struggling to deny that the love received was driving to madness.
If the love that I got for you's gone, if the river I cried ain't that long
Questioning if the love is truly gone and if the emotional struggle wasn't significant.
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
Admitting a mistake, acknowledging it's not a love song.
Baby, I thought you and me would stand the test of time
Believing in the enduring nature of the relationship.
Like we got away with the perfect crime
Feeling as if they got away with a perfect love crime.
But we were just a legend in my mind. I guess that I was blind
Realizing it was an illusion, admitting to blindness in perception.
Remember those nights dancing at The Masquerade
Recalling joyful moments, like dancing at The Masquerade.
The clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade
Describing a time when happiness seemed everlasting.
You and I were the renegades, some things never change
Identifying with being rebels, acknowledging some constants in life.
It made me so mad 'cause I wanted it bad for us baby
Expressing anger at the desire for a successful relationship.
Now it's so sad that whatever we had ain't worth saving, oh
Feeling sorrow that what they had is not worth preserving.
If the love that I got for you's gone, if the river I cried ain't that long
Reiterating doubts about the love's existence and the length of emotional pain.
Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
Reaffirming the realization that it's not a love song.
If the pain that I'm feeling so strong is the reason that I'm holding on
If the intense pain is the only reason for holding on, acknowledging the mistake.
Then I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
Repeating the understanding that it's not a love song.
I cried and I cried, there were nights that I died for you, baby
Recalling intense emotional moments and nights of suffering for the person.
I tried and I tried to deny that your love drove me crazy, baby
Struggling to deny the impact of love that led to madness.
If the love that I got for you's gone, if the river I cried ain't that long
Questioning if the love is truly gone and if the emotional struggle wasn't significant.
Then I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
Admitting a mistake, acknowledging it's not a love song.
If the pain that I'm feeling so strong is the reason that I'm holding on
If the intense pain is the only reason for holding on, acknowledging the mistake.
Then I'm wrong, yeah, I'm wrong, this ain't a love song
Repeating the understanding that it's not a love song.
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