Girl, I've been thinking a lot, about who we coulda been, if I was back home, just chilling, with you and all my friends. But, dear, I'm gone. And, that's the lousy truth.
For the past three years, I swear, I've been a better man. Then, who I've become. I know, I know, I know, I let you down. But, I've been gone, for too dang long.
So, if you go away, right now. Then, I can guarantee, that I won't break your heart. But, if you go, and stay, then, baby, I will hope and pray, that you will run away. 'Cause, dear, it breaks my heart, to see you here.
So, shine outward, not inward. You've been a selfish, little girl. For the past three years, I've been through, more than you could know. And, God, I don't, want you to know, what I have been through, 'cause, you just wouldn't understand. You're just a girl, with some issues, as bad as it may sound. But, you're the girl, who's been driving me mad.
So, if you go away, right now. Then, I can guarantee, that I won't break your heart. But, if you go, and stay, then, baby, I will hope and pray, that you will run away. 'Cause, dear, it breaks my heart, to see you here.
So, go, to school in Chicago. Find a new boy, a new life, a whole new set, of friends. 'Cause, all that I will ever do, is break your heart. And, dear, it breaks my heart, to see you here. Yeah, dear, it breaks my heart, to see you here.
But, just so you know, I've been thinking a lot, about who we coulda been, if I was back home, just chilling, with you and all my friends. But, dear, I'm gone.
And, that's the lousy truth.