[Verse 1]
Come when you need me, leave me when you need to be free
Come when you want me, leave me when you need me to understand
Did you fall out of love because you fell in love again?
Did you fall out of love because you fell in love with someone new?

[Chorus]
When the new love shined with all the promise of all I couldn't give to you
And the new life offered all you wanted, and you had to choose

[Verse 2]
I helped to carry you, I took good care of you
I wanted us to continue
But I knew that you would leave when the time was right for you
Life was a relay, I passed it off to you
You ran away and won the race
You never looked back to see what happened to me
For I was only second place

[Chorus]
When the new love shined with all the promise of all I couldn't give to you
And the new life offered all you wanted, and you were asked to choose

[Bridge]
We come together to share your sorrows
Where you save yourself for someone else
You keep your distance in times of hope
While I cry for you all by myself