It's a long drive from here to you
It's a late night with shit to do
It's a sad song I've got to sing
Cause if you don't wanna be here
Then I guess we never had any love

Know that you're hard to please
Cause I don't have a nice car or money
If that's all you cared about
Then I guess my friends were right
When they said you didn't love me

I don't wanna know
If you're alone
I don't wanna do this on my own

I hate it when you leave
cause I believe
That we were always better as a team

So baby come on home
Where you belong
I didn't think you'd be away this long

I want to be
You know that I just want to be
More than a memory

And I hope that you're losing sleep
Cause you know that I haven't dreamed
In a long time, I'm feeling sick
But you don't even notice it
Ya I know you never notice it

I wanna know,
Why did you walk away?
Why was it so hard to tell me?
That you were done for good
Well I guess we're done for good

I don't wanna know
If you're alone
I don't wanna do this on my own

I hate it when you leave
cause I believe
That we were always better as a team

So baby come on home
Where you belong
I didn't think you'd be away this long

I want to be
You know that I just want to be
More than a memory

I want you to need me
But you're so deceiving
I'm tired (so tired)
I'm tired of wasting time

I want you to need me
But you're so deceiving
I'm tired (so tired)
I'm tired of wasting time

I don't wanna know
If you're alone
I don't wanna do this on my own

I hate it when you leave
cause I believe
That we were always better as a team

So baby come on home
Where you belong
I didn't think you'd be away this long

I want to be
You know that I just want to be
More than a memory

I don't wanna know
If you're alone
I don't wanna do this on my own

I hate it when you leave
cause I believe
That we were always better as a team

So baby come on home
Where you belong
I didn't think you'd be away this long

I want to be
You know that I just want to be
More than a memory


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