It's not right but it's now or never And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide With the light from the TVs buzzing in the house Cuz I'm gonna cut it where I can And then I'm gonna duck out behind them If I ever had a chance it's now then But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you To offer it to you would be cruel When all I want to do is use, use you He was a diplomat's son It was '81 He was a diplomat's son It was '81 Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen I could sleep wherever I lay my head And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub Let me know that I shouldn't give up just yet Cuz I'm gonna take it from Simon And then I'm gonna duck out behind them If I ever had a chance it's now then But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you To offer it to you would be cruel When all I want to do is use, use you He was a diplomat's son It was '81 I know, you'll say I'm not doing it right But this is how I want it I can't go back To how I felt before— That night I smoked a joint With my best friend We found ourselves in bed When I woke up he was gone He was the diplomat's son It was '81 Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me I can't feel any traces of that other place In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river There's a car all black with diplomatic plates

Praying that the pain stops Counting all the tear drops falling on your pillow Guess he hit a weak spot Heard it was a cheap shot, hate to say, "I told you so" Yeah, it's a joke How many hits till your sweet bones finally break? And how many nights all alone is it going to take? He's got a hold of your heart now, baby And you don't even know He's got a hold of your heart now, baby That's why I have to let you go That's why I have to let you go, oh Told me that you're alright I can see you're not quite the girl you were before Will it take a landslide To help you decide there's nothing left anymore? Yeah, it's a joke How many hits till your sweet bones finally break? And how many nights all alone is it going to take? Well, I guess I oughta back down I thought you would come around Guess I oughta back down 'Cause you are nowhere to be found This is what you wanted now So is this how you pictured it? And this is what you wanted now The two can be so different He's got a hold of your heart now, baby And you don't even know He's got a hold of your heart now, baby And you don't even know He's got a hold of your heart now, baby That's why I have to let you go That's why I have to let you go, oh, oh He's got a hold of your heart now, baby And you don't even know He's got a hold of your heart now, baby That's why I have to let you go That's why I have to let you go, oh Gotta let you go, I gotta let you go

I wasn't looking for things to do I wasn't looking for something new But that's when I found you That's when I found you You took my hand and we took it slow We fell together like flakes of snow On a blanket down below On a blanket down below And you said, "Does anything feel strange?" 'Cause you're like a perfect dream and I'm afraid to awake I'll lose it all somehow 'cause ever since you came I've been living in a holiday, a holiday So I dream a little more, dream a little more 'Cause I can't shake this feeling So tell me why did your feet get cold I know intentions are as good as gold Even good things just get old Even good things just get old I gotta know when to act real tough You never thought that I was good enough So I just kept giving up Yeah, we're always giving up Does anything feel strange? 'Cause you're like a perfect dream and I'm afraid to awake I'll lose it all somehow 'cause ever since you came I've been living in a holiday, a holiday, yeah, yeah, yeah So I'm standing at your door Tears falling like the rain And I'm calling out your name 'Cause I know you hear me Do you remember me? I'm the one you thought you could never leave Remember me? Yes, I'm the one you thought you could never leave Does anything feel strange? 'Cause you're like a perfect dream that I can't seem to escape I wanna lost it all somehow 'cause every since you came I've been living in a holiday, a holiday, yeah, yeah, yeah Now every flame just goes cold And all the summers fade No one that I hold can make me feel quite the same 'Cause ever since you came I've been living in a holiday, a holiday So I dream a little more, dream a little more 'Cause I can't shake this feeling

I bought a track jacket, some running shoes I had no pockets so I had nothing to lose Took a run from all my winter blues Till it was summer And every cul-de-sac and avenue Tried to turn my back then my ambitions grew It reminded me of the feelings I once knew When I was a lover Ooh, ooh, la da, da, da If we were lovers, if we were lovers I started feelin' bad, I thought of you All the plans you have are always fallin' through You really need someone you can run to To be your cover I really hope I change, I'll come back then And we'll try this all over again Till then I'll wonder how it could've been If we were lovers Ooh, ooh, la da, da, da If we were lovers, if we were lovers Ooh, ooh, la da, da, da If we were lovers, if we were lovers There is a time everything will find it's place in line But all my dreams get in the way, oh, oh, oh There is a time everything will find it's place in line But all my dreams get in the way Put on my track jacket, those running shoes I've got no pockets so I've got nothing to lose I'm gonna run from all my winter blues Until we're lovers Ooh, ooh, la da, da, da If we were lovers, if we were lovers Ooh, ooh, la da, da, da If we were lovers, if we were lovers