Cannonball

As you struggle to fit the mold that she's created, I burn away in the back struggling to find something to hate

And I know that I'm better than anyone's second place prize, that gets me nothing but a ribbon and pitied glances from the side

I wait and try to say that I'm ok, that I'm here and I'm just your friend. But that's a lie that you know is a lie but you continue to pretend

I shouldn't have to convince you that you want to be with me. So just go on, take her, live your life, be free

After all that we have been through, no we can't be friends if you're with her. You flow through my veins, your name's etched in my heart, can't go back to before you were

All I want is to love you and that's the last thing on her mind, a convenience, a comfort, a useful thing, a boost to her inflated pride

It drops my heart to hear you speak her name, but even worse is how much I love all of the man she's struggling to change

You're still chasing her, I'm still waiting at the starting line. It's not fair to be in a race I can't run, it's getting dark and you're just burning time

These are secrets I'm tired of being told. The same story, the confusion is starting to get so old
-ABH-