Would You Have Shown Up That Night
There are some things
That are better left unsaid.
And though I try to make you happy
I make you sob instead.
Why have I become so bitter,
What have I done so wrong?
Why can’t I make it better?
I’ve been trying all along.
And though you stand there
Telling me lies,
I am the only one
Who seems to apologize.
You cannot change what you have done
You cannot change who you’ve become.
You cannot see the hurt in my eyes
You cannot see the sorrow that subsides.
But at the end of the day
It’s good to know you’re there.
Although it doesn't seem like it
It’s good to know you care.
If you could take it all back
Would you?
If you knew what you know now,
Would you have spoken?
“I can’t believe it’s you”
It was love at first sight,
But if you could go back in time,
Would you have shown up that night?
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