I would speak to you

I would speak to you

if I could figure out the words

they all come out dry and dusty

not nice and happy

the way that you prefer

but that's the way it must be

I don't like confrontation

it's an investigation

into hearts and minds

and hopes and dreams

I am just a common man

trying to do the best he can

but nothing ever is

the way it seems

I would speak to you

if I knew just what to say

but all my words crumble in your sight

I wish that they were loving

but I have to go away

somewhere in the stark, black night

I'm sorry for my actions

I know that satisfaction

will never happen

between you and me

so I will go away now

there's nothing I can say now

that can bring us back

to where we used to be

          if I could speak to you

          the way I used to do

          I would never waste my time

          with your promise

          of carefree days to come

          our path had just begun

          except you had no intention

          of being honest

I would speak to you

if I knew what words to use

but all my stories are spoken for

all these memories

add up to an excuse

to make my way to an open door

I don't what I can say

I'll silently go away

to a place where I can start my life anew

you're now a memory

that I'm hiding inside me

now I'm figuring out what I can do

I would speak to you

I would speak to you