Girl, I've been thinking a lot About who we could've been If I was back home Just chilling with you and all my friends But dear I'm gone And that's the lousy truth For the past three years I swear I've been a better man Then who I become I know I know I know I left you down But I've been gone For to damn long So if you go away Then know that I can't guarantee That I won't break your heart But if you go and stay, then baby Then I will hope and pray that you will run away 'Cause dear it breaks my heart To see you here So shine outward, not inward You've been selfish little girl For the past three years I've been through more than you can know And God I don't want you to know What I have been through 'Cause you just wouldn't understand You're just a girl with some issues As bad as it might sound But you're the girl who's been driving me mad So if you go away Then know that I can't guarantee That I won't break your heart But if you go and stay, then baby Then I will hope and pray that you will run away 'Cause dear it breaks my heart To see you here So go to school in Chicago Find a new boy, a new life A whole new set of friends 'Cause all that I will ever do is break your heart And dear it breaks my heart To see you here Yeah dear breaks my heart To see you here But just so you know I've been thinking a lot of About who we've gonna been If I was back home Just chilling with you and all my friends But dear I'm gone And that's the lousy truth