It’s too much for just the phone

And I don’t think I’ll see you again

But before I go, you deserve to know

So, I wrote you this letter instead

Well, here’s the truth: I love you

And I can’t be what you need

Without it killing me, too

Well, I never wanted to end things this way

But darling, you know that I can’t stay

I can’t feel anything, so I lay down on my floor

And as my chest aches and my hands shake

I say, “I just can’t do this anymore”

Cause I’m only flesh and bone

And I break when you ask me to

That’s my habit but I can’t have it

So, I can’t have you

Well, I never wanted to end things this way

But darling, you know that I can’t stay

And there we are, alone at the diner

The moonlight, your bright eyes

Well, that was the moment I knew

And there were times I’d sit there and wonder

On long drives and late nights

If you’d ever feel like this, too

But I can see it all now going up in smoke

And all I know is if you ever loved me, you’d let me go

I would say, “Just give me time”

But there’s no erasing you

So, in this goodbye, it’s a white lie

If you say you’ll remember me, too

Well, I never wanted to end things this way

But darling, you know that I can’t stay

And there’s not a thing that you could say