You always talked about
How you could write the book on relationships
That you knew
Exactly what to do
And everyone believed you
Everyone listened to what you had to say
Because they knew your heart
And they knew that all you ever wanted
Was to do everything in your power
To make her happy
And to never lose sight of that
To never give up on that
But what you never thought about
What you never thought you would have to consider
Was that there should have been
Some sort of disclaimer
Some sort of afterward
Something, anything to remind the readers
That no matter what you do
No matter how hard you love
No matter how many promises
You make and mean
No matter how many times that you prove yourself
By staying around no matter what
That there's still the chance
That she will walk out on you
And you'll be so committed to those promises
You'll have your heart set so deeply in them
That you stay
You still hold true to them
So you're left standing there
While she runs in the opposite direction
Because you made a commitment
A vow to stay
So you stay
Alone. Watching, waiting
So how do you
Write the book now?
How do you teach people
To give all they have
But then not let her take it with her
When she runs away. When she disappears.
But you still stay
You always stay
Hoping and dreading at the same time
That you'll catch a glimpse of her
Because you want so desperately to see her happy
But you want so desperately not to see her with someone else
