somethingyouneverhad

Sobbin' on freeways at night like an insomniac

But somewhere on a sunset, feeling you slip through my hands

I thought, "You can't lose something you never had"

I'm countin' the reasons that we ended up like we did

I guess some allusions are harder to see from within

I should have notice I built us a castle of sand

'Cause I know you can't lose something you never had

Some things are worth riskin' all your life for

Worth runnin' out into traffic to stop someone turnin' a car around

And, oh, some things are worth runnin' through the night for

Feelin' like dyin', like losin' a kid or something I shoulda stopped

Not something you never had

I wake up thinkin' that you're gonna land in my door

Tell me you know how your mom felt suddenly sure

Lie on my bed and convince me you owe me back

And I'll say, "Ya can't take back something you never had"

Well, some things are worth riskin' all your life for

Worth runnin' into a burnin' house just to pull someone out of the door

And, oh, some things are worth runnin' through the night for

Feelin' like dyin', like losin' a kid or something I shoulda stopped

By something you never had

Sometimes I wonder if I'd do it over again

Wake up in Madison, meeting your face like a friend

Maybe I'd tell you we should just skip to the end

'Cause I know you can't lose something that never began

No, you can't lose something you never had