Reason Why

I think about how it might have been
We'd spend our days travelin'
It's not that I don't understand you
It's not that I don't want to be with you
But you only wanted me
The way you wanted me

So I will head out alone and hope for the best
And we can hang our heads down
as we skip the goodbyes
You can tell the world what you want them to hear
I've got nothing left to lose my dear
So I'm up for the little white lies
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone and you're still there

I'll buy a magazine searching for your face
From coast to coast or where ever I find my place
I'll track you on the radio, and
I'll sign your list in a different name
But as close as I get to you
It's not the same...

So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back
and say that we 'tried'
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how it never completely died
But you and I know the reason why
I'm gone and you're still there

So, steal the show and do your best
to cover the tracks that I have left
I wish you well and hope you find
whatever you're looking for
The way I might've changed my mind,
but you only showed me the door

So, I will head out alone and hope for the best
We can pat ourselves on the back and say that we tried
And if one of us makes it big
We can spill our regrets
And talk about how we wish it never died
But you and I know the reason why

-Rachael Yamagata