You're gonna hate me when I tell you everything You're gonna question whether you really know me at all You will revisit every smile, and where it fit into the day I know this is how it will play And I try, oh I try to think of all the things That I could do to let you know that I love Even so I was not looking to do you wrong Was not looking for a change of scenery Don't remember where, or when, or how I did But I'm hoping you'll forgive me And I try, oh I try to think of all the things That I could do to let you know that I love you Do you remember how we'd run in the summertime Do you remember how we'd run in the summertime Oh I try, I try so very hard And I cry, I cry so very much For I love you like you'll never let yourself feel again I love you like a brother and a friend I love you with my whole heart until it bends I love you like a lover until the very end But I'll always think of all the things you did To let me know that you love me But you're leaving Even so