You never hear me talk about one day getting out
Why put a new address on the same old loneliness
Everybody knows where that is
We built that house of his

And when he's not home
Someone else you know always is
If Heaven's really coming back
I hope it has a heart attack

When they see how dangerous it is for guys like that
The night has always known when it's time to get going
When it's really been so long that it starts showing
It's always had that ghost who always almost

Tells me the Secret
How there's really no difference in who he was once
And who he's become
Everything you hated me for

Honey there was so much more
I just didn't get busted.
But I'm not looking for an easy way out
This whole life it's been about

Try and try and try
And try and try and try
To be simple again


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    You missed a couple lines of lyrics. I copied the line before and after so you know where I'm talking about in the lyrics:

    .... And who he's become I think he's been letting me win And I think he's doing it again Thanks for letting me win And everything you hated me for... ...

    As for song meaning I don't have a great explaination but I'll give it a shot since nobody else did.

    It's obviously about a failed relationship. He starts off by saying he's not leaving though because he'd just do the same thing in another relationship. When he talks about that "house of his" I'm guessing "his" means love. So they built up a love but now that it's gone and he (her too?) cheats on her: "And when he's not home. Someone else you know always is " I'm not sure what the Heaven business is. Not sure about the night business too much either. I'm guessing by the time it gets to: "How there's really no difference in who he was once And who he's become" It's back to refering to love but I could obviously be wrong. The rest is fairly straightforward. I love when he just keep singing "just be simple again" at the end.

    aoeuhntson December 18, 2004   Link

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