Stammering and drunk,
Heart hammering and stuck in place,
I could try to explain, instead I stutter in your face
And I make a big scene

Then I spend the whole night cryin'
'cause I've always felt this way
Unable to let go of things that I cannot change
And what's done has been done, and will be done again
And there's nothing I can do it seems

I would tell you that I love you, but that's not the truth
I just can't let something bad ever happen to you
I can't let something bad ever happen to you, again

My heart has been broken before,
My head has been empty, my feelings ignored
But nothing has ever gone deeper so far
Than that one sinking feeling, that night with no stars

I see your smiling face, full of forgiveness and grace
But will it ever be enough to pull me out of this place?
That's way down, deeper now, all the way down
In the dark?

I would tell you that I love you, but that's not the whole truth
I just can't let something bad ever happen to you
I can't let something bad ever happen to you, again

Then I spend the next day cryin'
'cause I've always felt this way
Unable to let go of things that I cannot change
And if there's anything, anything in the world I could change
Please don't be afraid to tell me

I would tell you that I love you, and that's not untrue
I just can't let something bad ever happen to you
I can't let something bad ever happen to you, again