Tomorrow used to be a day away
Now love is gone and you're into someone far away
I never thought the day would come
When I would see his hand not mine
Holding on to yours because I could not find the time
And now I can't deny
Nothing lasts forever
But I don't want to leave and see the teardrops in your eyes
I don't want to live to see the day you say goodbye

Now there comes another part of life I go alone
Sitting at a bar with Chris that I can't leave
'Cause my house ain't no home
I just want to touch you girl
I want to feel you close to me
Without your love I would give up now and walk away so easily
So maybe while we're young we'll figure out together
That even with the pain there's a remedy
We'll be all right
I don't want to live to see the day you say goodbye

When I first met you I couldn't love anyone
But you stole my dreams and you made me see
That I can walk into the sun and I could still be me
And now I can't deny
Nothing lasts forever
But I don't want to leave and see the teardrops in your eyes
So baby why break up
Let's figure out together
That even with the pain there's a remedy
And we'll be alright
I don't want to live to see the day you say goodbye
We say goodbye
Oh goodbye
Goodbye


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    Memory

    This song means a lot to me. The last girl I dated our song was actually "Let Her Cry" and when we broke up she started dating other guys that always hurt her and made her cry and eventually she started going to AA. One of the guys she dated was my friend Chris who loves to drink. Now every time I hear that line: "sitting at a bar with Chris and I can't leave 'cause my house ain't no home, no." It makes me think of how if I were to go to a bar with my friend I wouldn't be able to go to where she is because of the alcohol, leaving my house empty and not feeling like a home.

    SocialToilet16on November 30, 2009   Link

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