Lament

 

Lament

(John Strohm & Juliana Hatfield) 1989

 

You told me all about you, without ever saying a word.

Every time you opened your mouth

it was my voice that I heard.

 

At least that's what I thought, or maybe I'm just lonely,

believing every minute of every day

that you're the very only.

 

You led me on 'cause all your songs,

were stuck on to my heart.

Why don't you finish what you start?

 

People wishing I'd come back,

I don't want to change like that people crying for old days

I don't want to change that way

 

Before, you had to sing your songs -

here was nothing else you could do.

Well, I know all about it, 'cause I do it too.

 

I waited and waited and waited and waited

for you to return again

and when you finally resurfaced

it was like I'd lost my best friend.

 

You led me on 'cause all your songs, were really dear to me.

I wish your words were still clear to me.

 

People wishing I'd come back,

I don't wanna change like that people crying for old days

I don't wanna change that way

 

It's a fact and I can't fight it - it will always be unrequited.

If I had a bullet, I would bite it.

If you didn't mean it, why'd you write it?

It will always be unrequited.

If I had a bullet, I would bite it.

 

You can't come back that many times.

There's no such thing as a dull roar.

I promise I'll never make you wish, it was like it was before.

 

I'll stop it before it gets like that.

It doesn't matter how.

You'll only have good memories.

The only time is now.

 

People wishing I'd come back

I don't wanna change like that

people crying for old days

I don't wanna change that way.

 

People wishing I'd come back

I don't wanna do that

People crying for old days

I don't wanna change that way.

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