A True Goodbye by JTR
A true goodbye is never the kind when someone leaves or someone dies
Well in a way someone dies
They change their lives for the worst
And knowing that their fall seems like your fault it makes your heart want to burst
Their old selves are gone and along with their unquenchable thirst for a different life
Drowns in the pool of darkness that they themselves dove into headfirst
Whoever this new you is I want no part of it
I always said I would never give up but this time I’m calling it quits
I loved you from the start and never stopped I hate to admit
I was so blind I didn’t even try to listen to others about your beautiful lies and constant unneeded fits
They say love is patient and kind but I could never tell
Because everything you put me through were a few degrees short of a living hell
Love is forgiving, on my side at least, as far as I could tell
On your side you always remind me of what I did like a prisoner in a cell
This whole mess we’re in has taught me a lesson
Life is more than pretty girls and make out sessions
Life is so much more than longing to be the groom instead of the best man
You taught me that and for that I’m grateful
Now all I have to do is wait for you to stop being so hateful
I know your dad left you, and I know your mom’s not around
That doesn’t mean that you should shut everyone down and glare at them and frown
Wherever the old you is I want her to come back to town
To hear her voice again, how sweet the sound
We both should’ve know n this was never meant to be
But our past clouded our judgment and made it hard to see
Overtime we both tried to wash our hands clean
Of all the lies we tried to hide and things we should have never seen
We never intended for us to work
We did break and we crashed and burned
And it seems like after all we’ve been through there still isn’t much we have learned
But I will never act like this didn’t happen
I will not act like I walked through a puddle in the rain when in reality I sailed through rapids
I’ll never forget that bus ride home where you said in our relationship you felt trapped in
If that never happened we wouldn’t be in this corner that we both are backed in
But I would relive all the pain and suffering caused by you
If it helps me lead someone onto the path of the truth
These words I write are not here to bash you
It’s more to let everyone know I’m still see-through
And now here is out end, with no more time to cry
Here’s what you always wanted, a true goodbye