Open a scarlet envelope
stuffed with a poem and a good bye note
twenty dollars doesn't do any good
but maybe it will when you're not eating food
a pocket knife in the back of your jeans
a backpack filled with broken dreams
black sneakers slapping on the ground
it's such a shame that i can't hear the sound
You know i'd walk a million miles
just to see an honest smile (chorus)
but i can't travel all that far
and smiling true is just too hard
Sinister thoughts run through my mind
but i can wait until next time
i sit here staring at the blue
i know i'm lost but so are you
it's not really all that fair
that i can't see your shining hair
it's not really all that dumb
it's better than being numb
(chorus)
So why are you doing this, again?
why am i losing you all over again?
why am i flooded with tears again?
why am i sobbing so loudly again?
tell me why
tell me why
tell me why
tell me why
tell me

Go find yourself in a puddle of mud
go see your reflection like you should
deserve yourself in many ways
live and love all of your days
i know you won't be here for long
and maybe that's why i write stupid songs
all i can do is watch you leave
watch you leave
watch you leaveă˘â‚ŹâŚ.