Keep You

We said goodbye, tried a hand at magic

But we couldn't make us disappear

Not a day goes by I don't wish I had you

So in a way, I'm glad you're still here

It's a bittersweet victory

Lovin' the ghost in front of me

Now I can't laugh, can't cry

And I can't run, can't hide

What do I gotta do?

What do I gotta do to keep you?

What do I gotta do to keep you from doin' this to me?

I wrote a couple of notes, one in love, one in anger

They're lyin' there dyin' in the dresser drawer

Lived louder than my voice, struggled through a stranger

He loved me 'til I loved you even more

It's a bittersweet victory

Knowin' someone else wanted me

Now I can't laugh, can't cry

And I can't run, can't hide

You get used to the pain

And numb to the sting

'Til you can't feel anything

You tried to explain, but I couldn't hear it

As if your words were my tears

Flowin' freely, warm and quiet

From the edges of my eyes, in my ears

Then all that disappears

Now I can't laugh, can't cry

And I can't run, can't hide

Now I can't laugh, can't cry

And I can't run, can't hide

What do I gotta do?

What do I gotta do to keep you?

What do I gotta do to keep you from doin' this to me?