-alternate version appears on The Basement Lounge - Hot Lunch (1995)
THE LYRICS:
I
understand you had to go
If that’s what makes you happy
But I wanted you to stay
Was I just being selfish?
Was I being too protective
Like a mother to her child?
Mother to her child.
I found
it in myself to say goodbye
Though my stomach was turning
I didn’t want you to see me cry
But wished I could have seen you break
You were supposed to be strong
Like a father to his child.
Father to his child.
Chorus:
You don’t have to leave
To get away from me
You don’t have to be alone
To be lonely
Run…
Go ahead and run…
I
understand you loved her first
Was I just in line waiting?
I believed all of your lies
While she was in the dark waiting
Was I being to trusting
Like the child that I am?
I should have ran…
Found
it in myself
To wish you well
Because I know you are learning
I didn’t want to see you go
Because you’ll never be returning
Ooh we’re both burning
Like the children that we are…
Repeat Chorus
This
might be
The best thing you ever do.