we could’ve been perfect
but i accidentally ruined it for you
we could be still talking
but i messed up and we’re strangers for good
try to forget you
but your perfect self keeps turning me on (once again… why did i write this not knowing what it meant)
could’ve been perfect
but all that’s left behind is this song

oh, rain is falling down on me and
teardrops rolling down my cheek now

‘cause we could’ve been,
could’ve been,
could’ve been perfect
yeah we could’ve been,
could’ve been,
could’ve been perfect

we could’ve been perfect
before someone turned the tables around
thought after one summer
we’d be fine but you didn’t make a sound
‘cause you know, we could’ve been perfect
it ain’t happening if this shit goes on
we could’ve been perfect
i know you know that everything’s wrong

so, rain’s still falling down on me and
teardrops rolling down my cheek now

‘cause we could’ve been,
could’ve been,
could’ve been perfect
yeah we could’ve been,
could’ve been,
could’ve been perfect

we could’ve been perfect
but i accidentally ruined it for you
we could be still talking
but i messed up and we’re strangers for good

we could’ve been perfect

yeah we could’ve been,
could’ve been,
could’ve been perfect

take a deep breath and
close my eyes again
‘cause i’m feeling anxious
say you love me
not sure if you’re lying
don’t wanna go through this

maybe i think too much
worry too much and
it’s obvious i overthink too much
but i’m addicted

baby, if you really loved me you’d tell me the truth
and if you never really loved me don’t tell me you do
i’m tired of the love yous and the roses
all i want is the truth
so tell me the truth
‘cause i’ve got trust issues

you know that i love it
when it’s late and i see you calling
but the more you show me that you love me,
the more i’m falling

maybe i think too much
worry too much and
it’s obvious i overthink too much
but i’m addicted

baby, if you really loved me you’d tell me the truth
and if you never really loved me don’t tell me you do
i’m tired of the love yous and the roses
all i want is the truth
so tell me the truth
tell me the truth

and if you want this to stop
just tell me, i won’t get hurt
just don’t lie to me
i’m begging you please

sorry if you’ve always felt this way about me
just needed you to reassure my insecurities
i mean i love your love yous and your roses
sorry if you’re telling the truth
it’s me, it ain’t you
i just have trust issues

baby it’s been four months
tell me what we’ve become?
boy you pick fights with me all the time
you’re so comfortable
do whatever the hell you want
i let you off with your every crime

i’ve done so much for you,
what have you done?
i suffer for you to go mess me up
you didn’t show respect and took me for granted
(took me for granted)

don’t say you love me more
‘cause god i wish you did
you messed up a million times
and i’d just let them slip
baby what’s the deal?
i bet we’re gonna break
‘cause you put me through shit
and all you do is take
yeah, all you do is take

i gave you all my time
but maybe you were blind
never thanked me or apologized
why you so vulnerable?
calm seas but you started a storm
damn sometimes i can’t believe you’re mine

i’ve done so much for you,
what have you done?
i suffer for you to go mess me up
you didn’t show respect and took me for granted
(took me for granted)

don’t say you love me more
‘cause god i wish you did
you messed up a million times
and i’d just let them slip
baby what’s the deal?
i bet we’re gonna break
‘cause you put me through shit
and all you do is take
all you do is take

(all you do is take x3)

i know no one’s perfect, i understand
you know i gave you so many second chances
(too many chances)

don’t say you love me more
‘cause god i wish you did
you messed up a million times
and i’d just let them slip
baby what’s the deal?
i bet we’re gonna break
‘cause you put me through shit
and all you do is take

yeah, all you do is take

(all you do is take)

(sampled from use somebody/treat you better - mtv unplugged)

shawn: you know that i can use somebody
you know that i can use somebody

what hurts the most is knowing that
forever’s not a thing and moments don’t last
you’re living in the moment
you know, you own it until it’s gone
it’s all a little bittersweet how we
think back, can’t go back
wish memories weren’t just memories
wish we could put good times on repeat

when time’s a bitch, nostalgia’s not a good thing
i’m reminiscing but i wish i was reliving
but i know i can’t, and the next thing i know
i’m crying on the bathroom floor - again.

stay, don’t go away
can’t go back ‘cause it’s too late
and i hope you’ll come back to me
but you’re gonna leave
so won’t you stay?
don’t go away

eight months, it all seems so far away
to tell the truth last year felt like yesterday
days go by but i don’t think i’ve really changed
twelve passed, time to turn a new page
then the cold came, relationship went down in flames
still winter but why doesn’t it feel the same?
swear nothing ever feels the same

stay, don’t go away
can’t go back ‘cause it’s too late
and i hope you’ll come back to me
but you’re gonna leave
so won’t you stay?
don’t go away

i’ll miss the flashing lights
i’ll miss the way he winked at me
i’ll miss the way my eyes were stinging from the tears
and don’t get me wrong
but i miss the lame jokes i heard on my way home
i guess you just miss everything when it’s gone

stay, don’t go away
life moves on, but i hope you’ll wait
and i hope you’ll come back to me
but you’ve gotta leave
so won’t you stay?
don’t go away

(fans screaming)
shawn: thank you so much!