i guess i should be going

comes as no surprise

guess there ain’t no way of knowing

no use in wondering why

this ain’t me trying to be no poet

this is me trying to find reason or rhyme

just trying to figure out what happened

between the words i love you

and the word goodbye

 

thought my words might turn things

they turned on me instead

i couldn’t think of nothing

in the smoke of her cigarette

this ain’t me begging for forgiveness

after all i’d be the first to admit my crime

i was just hoping for a sentence

between the words i love you

and the word goodbye

 

it ain’t we didn’t meet expectation

smart money always rides on the won’t work side

it’s that i almost found salvation

between the words i love you

and the word goodbye

 

when it comes to love i ain’t no doubter

even so you know it even amazes me sometimes

what we all do to find shelter

between the words i love you

and the word goodbye