Story Behind The Song

Breaking up a relationship that's going nowhere

Song Description

This was the story of a songwriting relationship that went bad and the other person was oblivious. It could be used to describe any relationship in which one person is being held back

Lyrics

Here we go again, competition instead of friends
You were always the one that I was used to
You always thought that it would last, but things went so slow so fast
And now that I'm on my own I don't know what to do
And I'm not gonna give it up in the meantime
I'm ready to walk the straight line

If you think that I might budge
Look in the mirror you'll know that that ain't enough
And if you want to know where this came from it's the envy in me
Anger turned to drive
I need to do this to keep me alive
I can't afford to waste any more time

It was always so simple to me, cause this is how we thought it should be
And now that I've changed my mind I don't know what you'll go though
I think it's time for you to know, open my mouth and let my feelings show
I've carried on too long and that's not fair to you
But maybe you already know what my plans are?
Or maybe I've taken it too far

If you think that I might budge
Look in the mirror you'll know that that ain't enough
And if you want to know where this came from it's the envy in me
Anger turned to drive
I need to do this to keep me alive
I can't afford to waste any more time

But maybe you already know what my plans are?
Or maybe I've taken it too far

If you think that I might budge
Look in the mirror you'll know that that ain't enough
And if you want to know where this came from--envy in me
Anger turned to drive
I need to do this to keep me alive
I can't afford to waste any more time