Excuses

David Melillo

Sitting in my car
We don't drive very far
The miles wouldn’t make a difference
The words I say
Cancel out the way
You'll think about me from now on
Don’t say a word
I know it sounds absurd
But I have reasons for what I’ve done
Though the fault is mine
And that fact haunts my mind
So I will make you take the blame somehow
You'll take it, yes you will

And I'll blame it on the way
You leave me here for days
So frequently you say
Farewell my friend
I’ll blame it on the planes
That takes you miles away
I’ll blame it on the planes
Those god damn planes.

I drive you home
Take the longest road
Stop at every sign I see
And I keep my speed real slow
Before you leave
I take one last look
At something I can never have
Again, again
The worst part of all of this is
I’m the one who violated
All the codes we kept
The whole charade was bitter sweet
Cause as I was beneath the sheets
I was hoping you would call me
Just so I could hear your voice

And I'll blame in on the way
You leave me here for days
So frequently you say
Farewell my friend
I’ll blame it on the planes
That takes you miles away
I’ll blame it on the planes
Those god damn planes

Are you willing to give up those nights I spent over your house?
Straight from work I weaved threw traffic just to sleep upon your couch
Now I feel like I have lost precious photos of my life
If you can end without a question over something that’s so shrine
This is the worst mistake I made and I make thousands everyday
If you give this one more shot I’ll make it up in everyway
Call you twice a day and drive you to the airport
Just so I can watch you leave… even if you’re leaving me.



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    I’ll blame it on the planes That takes you miles away I’ll blame it on the planes Those god damn planes

    I love that so much. He doesn't want this girl to leave him and he blames everything for taking the girl away from him.

    I think it would make more sense that he wrote it from the girl's POV though because with touring he is seperated from her.

    popbaby1on July 31, 2006   Link

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