A música foi inspirada pelas experiências pessoais de Jeffrey Steele, perdendo seu pai quando ele era jovem, e mais tarde, sua namorada num acidente de carro. Esses eventos o levaram a refletir sobre o quão doloroso é perder alguém sem ter a chance de dizer tudo o que gostaria.
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Introdução:
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I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house,
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That don't bother me,
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I can take a few tears now and then and just let em out,
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I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while,
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Even though goin on with you gone, still upsets me,
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There are days every now and again, I pretend I'm ok,
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But that's a not what gets me
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What hurts the most, was being so close,
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And having so much to say, and watching you walk away,
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And never knowin', what could've been,
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And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do
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It's hard to deal with the pain of losin you everywhere I go,
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But I'm doin' it,
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It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone,
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Still harder,
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Gettin up, gettin dressed, livin with this regret,
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But I know if I could do it over, I would trade, give away
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All the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken
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What hurts the most, is being so close,
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And having so much to say, and watching you walk away,
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And never knowin', what could've been,
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And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do
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Hey
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What hurts the most, was being so close,
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And having so much to say,(to say) and watching you walk away,
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And never knowin', what could've been,
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And not seein that lovin you, is what I was tryin to do,
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And not seein that lovin you, That's what I was tryin to do. **********************