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Only A Memory Away
If you are reading this, it means that in two months from now, who knows what will happen...
If it weren't for you,
I swear I'd tear in two
And that pain that swells
Would be too much to bear
But underneath all this skin
Is a man ready to begin
To look at the way
He thinks and what he says
He is ready to change for the better
Whether that means leaving forever or not
But he hopes and he tries to make it alright deep inside
And these feelings he just can't hide
This boy once wanted the world
He grew up to appreciate things as they are
He knew what he loved, and he loved just because things were worthy of being loved
He grew up and moved out of that town
He gave it all up to start over again
That's when this boy became a man
When he decided to change who he was before
He fell in love with a girl so hard
He treated her good and took it easy from the start
Then as everything progressed, he began to wonder what it was like to have a life that was the best
He thought about the future for the first time, and slowly got tired of starting over again
He vowed to be true to whoever he knew, and that love fell apart in the end
Then came you...
He didn't know what to think at all
He was sure you were wonderful and knew he had found someone he adored
She was beautiful and they had a great time
He fell in love a little to fast because of the time that had passed
From when he knew what he wanted in life
He knew that he had to do certain things to make it work out right
But then he forgot about time
He forgot about crossing some lines
He remembered it all, right before the fall
But by the time he tried to change, it was a minute too late
That's where the story ends, for now
He loves that girl so much and he showed her how
Unfortunately he may have gone too far
And if it wasn't for his heart, he wouldn't hurt from the start
Now he wishes that time would just stop
So he could fix what he needs before it started up
He wants to be true to you
That's why I am writing this song, so true
He doesn't want you to forget him while you're gone
He wouldn't mind if you took a little time to say hello to a friend
He will miss you so much, he knows
So when the plane doors close,
He'll be in your heart,
Only a memory away
