Are you listening to a word I've said
It's like you've drifted off to another land
I'm trying just to have a conversation
But it's like you're not even here in the room
But what am I supposed to do
It's like when we look at each other
You don't see me in you
And it's tearing at my heart strings
I guess there's no point in trying to make you see
Cause it looks like you've made up your mind
And we're too far gone, there's nothing to come back from
Maybe if we tried a little harder we could make this work
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve
My mind is racing faster than cars on the interstate
Praying that a crash isn't our fate
We're just standing here in the middle of this two-way street
Hoping that our senses will get us back to where we need to be
But what am I supposed to do
It's like when we look at each other
You don't see me in you
And it's tearing at my heart strings
I guess there's not point in trying to make you see
Cause it looks like you've made up your mind
And we're too far gone, there's nothing to come back from
Maybe if we tried a little harder we could make this work
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve
Cause it looks like you've made up your mind
And we're too far gone, there's nothing to come back from
Maybe if we tried a little harder we could make this work
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve
Can we give ourselves a chance that we deserve


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