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Piercing words, eyes are red
Watched your tail lights in the rain
Empty heart filled with regret
I know we were both to blame
And I'm not sorry that it's over
But for the way we let it end
So I said all I had to say
In letters that I threw away
And you should know, please believe me
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
How did it come to this?
I think about you all the time
It's no excuse, but I wish
That I never made you cry
I'm not sorry that it's over
But for the way we let it end
I couldn't find the world to say
And you should know, please believe me
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
What can I say?
I hate to think all you had of me
(I said all I had to say)
Is a memory I left you
The space between what was meant to be
(In letters that I threw away)
And the mess that it turned into
And you should know, please believe me
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
What can I say?
Watched your tail lights in the rain
Empty heart filled with regret
I know we were both to blame
But for the way we let it end
So I said all I had to say
In letters that I threw away
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
I think about you all the time
It's no excuse, but I wish
That I never made you cry
But for the way we let it end
I couldn't find the world to say
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
(I said all I had to say)
Is a memory I left you
The space between what was meant to be
(In letters that I threw away)
And the mess that it turned into
I've picked up the phone a thousand times
And tried to dial your number
But it's been so long, it's never easy
It's like trying to spin the world the other way
What can I say?
Song Info
Submitted by
onthefinishline On Oct 18, 2009
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How can this not have comments? This is the best song off the album!
All American Girl is completely right. Best song on the Album. Nice surprise. Self explanatory song.
I completely agree, however there is one thing i don't understand. The bsong says, "i'm not sorry that it's over." If neither one is sorry then why do they have a heart full of regret? If you're glad it's over you think they would be able to move on.
@he4gives it means that when they broke up obviously they were both heart broken, maybe they loved each other. But they know that relationship was not gonna work out in the end and are over the heart break
@he4gives it means that when they broke up obviously they were both heart broken, maybe they loved each other. But they know that relationship was not gonna work out in the end and are over the heart break
wow i can totally relate to this song this happened to me with my ex. i broke up with him, he wanted to get back together, but i said no. we gave each other letters, then i wanted to get back together with him, but he said it was too late because he started to like someone else. he's told people that he still thinks about me all the time and we've told each other that we wish things had turned out differently. the whole thing is complicated but i feel exactly like carrie in this song.
I think when it says "I'm not sorry it's over", the line after that is: "But for the way we let it end". They're sad that they let it end badly, and do not wish to leave it that way.
I hate to think all you had of me (I said all I had to say) Is a memory I left you The space between what was meant to be (In letters that I threw away) And the mess that it turned into
Hmmm i dont really understand that part ~>.<~
This song really isn't about wanting to get back together with someone. It's about realizing that what you had was great, but it had to come to an end. And that end, in this song, came too rough. They just wish in the end that it hadn't ended the way it had.
lostdays- In that part, she says she would hate to have left him with just a memory. She hoped they both learned from the experience, and could have stayed friends after. The space between what was meant to be and the mess that it turned into was what actually happened.
I'm not sorry that it's over But for the way we let it end I couldn't find the world to say
Should be: "I couldn't find the words to say"
I can TOTALLY relate!<3