There was a time and place
Where I never thought I'd leave my own hometown
But those days finally are dead and gone
It was never my intention to stay there, oh no
There was a conscious effort played by me
To disown anything I see
There was a girl I knew way back when
Who says she doesn't know me anymore
These are the lies, the things you never mention
These are my past mistakes I'll stay away from
These are my thoughts written down on paper
It's my only savior from not sayin' what I want to say
These are the thoughts that are on my mind
Moments that haven't yet been defined
And I don't know if you could ever understand
These are the things I can't say when we're alone
There were countless hours on the telephone
My ears were ringing from the dial tone
There were flashing lights, people staring
There was nothin' I could ever do
These are the lies, the things you never mention
These are my past mistakes I'll stay away from
This is the truth, the only time you'll hear it
I write it down because it seems so hard to say it
These are my thoughts written down on paper
It's my only savior from not sayin' what I wanna say
These are the thoughts that are on my mind
Moments that haven't yet been defined
And I don't know if you could ever understand
These are the things I can't say when we're alone