10 Years And 2000 Miles

Is love just a lie we tell ourselves
To not feel so alone
I wonder in the air across
The winds that I have flown
You wrote you love me on your skin
But even permanent marker washes off
So you washed your hands of me
Clearing your throat with a tiny cough
And as I ran round and round
Doing circles in the drain
I couldn’t help but wonder
Why you refused to explain

And I had a lot of time to think on the thousand miles to Cheyenne
And I had a lot of time to think in that lonesome hotel room
And I had a lot of time to think on the thousand miles home
And I’ve had a lot of time to think in this happy costume
And I’ve had a lot of time to think as years have passed me by
And I’ve had a lot of time to think but still I know not why

And I’ve had a lot of time to think that I tried to ignore
And I’ve had a lot of time to think that I don’t want to think about it anymore
And the conclusion that I’ve drawn upon at the end of my line
Is that I cannot let you go cause you were never mine
And although I still think about you every September
I’ve forgiven, but not forgotten, I still remember
That I headed out West and it was pouring
Coming down like the phone calls you were ignoring
I packed my bag and hit the air
Got off the plane and you weren't there
Now who’s going to pick me up?

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