Twenty years, it's breaking you down
Now that you understand
There's no one around
Take a breath, just take a seat
You're falling apart and tearing at the seams

Heaven forbid you end up alone
You don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow
You'll be alright

It's on your face, is it on your mind?
Would you care to build a house of your own?
How much longer? how long can you wait?
It's like you wanted to go and give yourself away

Heaven forbid you end up alone
And don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow
You'll be alright

Heaven forbid you end up alone
And don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow
You'll be alright

It feels good (is that reason enough?)
It feels good (is that reason enough?)
It feels good (is that reason enough?)
It feels good

Heaven forbid you end up alone
You don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow
You'll be alright

Heaven forbid you end up alone
You don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow
You'll be alright

Yeah, out of this one
I don't know how to get you, out of this one
I don't know how to get you, out of this one
Don't know how to get you, out of this one
I don't know how to get you, out of this one


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    i think this song is about someone who had a relationship with another person, and that person really had some issues with everyone they had a relationship with, and really cant make relationships work. the person who broke it off with them is kind of saying, "twenty years from now youll STILL be alone, and maybe you'll finally understand why." its kind of mocking that they wont understand why and they will still, heaven forbid, be alone. they just let everyone good go, and dont think twice about why all thier relationships fail. and no one can help them anymore. just what i think haha

    thelemonon March 26, 2006   Link

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