Did you want someone to know
did you have a better place in mind to go
was there something someone could have done
we'll forever wonder only you will know
it must have been so hard
to walk away that day
it must have been so cold
ugly and gray that day
this wasn't in the plan
please help me understand
were you lonely?
If only we had known
how were you lonely
now you left us here alone
forever everyday never again my friend
it's so unlike you you know I know you're listening
I don't need the photographs
I can see your eyes I can hear you laughing
all the things we made it through
the things that we were gonna do
it must have been so hard
to walk away that day
it must have been so cold
ugly and gray that day
this wasn't in the plan
please help me understand
were you so lonely?
If only we had known
How were you lonely?
you left us here alone
credits
from The sounds between us,
released August 31, 2011
Words and music by Ian Flannon Taylor
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