I tried to write you in a song But I didn't like the meter so I threw it all away I said I'd make up for it
With metaphors and details that no one else would find
And trying to change my mind Is like trying to wash a bloodstain from my shirt And I know that I was irrational You're the ship that I weighed down
I'm a fool if I think That just because I Heard it for the hundredth time that it's Any indication of what I'll feel When I see it For the first time Why you had a change of heart I can say for what it's worth, Oh no, I tried Oh no, I tried
Show a little faith or did you misplace yours in a guilty confidant Show a little heart or did you forget how in the arms you said you loved
I wrote down just a few beautiful words for you Then I went and threw them all away I guess it's just too late to say I love you I wrote down just a few choice words for you Then I went and threw them all away I guess it's just too late to say I love you
I wrote down (No I'm afraid) just a few beautiful words for you (I'm not doing fine, since you asked) Then I went and threw them all away (No I'm afraid) I guess it's just too late to say I love you (I'm not quite all right like I said I was)