Caught up in what's in
Caught up in the things that everyone wants
Caught up in what's out
Caught up in the things that you could do without
Well what if I was one of them
Don't let me be

Well if I live for a million years
I would be right there to catch your tears
Will you get over it this time
And is this the last time

On this night we breathe air
What makes it so different
What makes you not care
Well I wish that we could be the same
And I wish that you could give up this game
Don't want to be one of them
Don't let me be

Well if I live for a million years
I would be right there to catch your tears
Will you get over it this time
And is this the last time

Will you say goodbye before you leave
Will you say goodnight
Just one more time please
Will you call my phone out of regret
And will you love again
With other than me, Other than me
And will you speak of me with other than me
And will you remember me
And will you remember me
Will you remember me

Well if I live for a million years
I would be right there to catch your tears
Will you get over it this time
And is this the last time

Is this the last time
Oh, is this the last time, my dear
Oh, is this the last time
Yeah, is this the last time my, dear
Oh, is this the last time
Is this the last time, my dear
Is this the last time I
Think it's the last time for us


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    I think this song is about him being afraid that a relationship is about to end, and he doesn't want it to. He is telling her that he doesn't want to be "one of the things she could do without".... BUT, he knows it's all up to the girl.. so he's steady telling her like: "i will still be loving you a million years, even if you get over it, and decide to leave." In the lines where he says "will you call my phone out of regret, and will you love again with other than me,"... Well, those are like typical thoughts that go thru a person's head after a break-up. They kind of hope that the other person will call them again, and tell them they are still in love...... and they wonder if they are loving someone else. For example, i know that I will always be wondering if my ex boyfriend has found someone new to love.... even though really I don't want to really know the answer. Anyway, by the end of the song, I think he has realized that they are actually over... it's kind of got a melancholic tone to it... but still sweet. :)

    Pryncess33on September 07, 2006   Link

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