Lyrics

Tonight I said goodbye to you
Looked up at the star's a'glowing
Turned my face to the cold winds blowing
Clenched my fists and grit my teeth
Poured a drink tried not to think
Somewhere beneath these stars he'll reach for you
You'll turn and smile
And I know just how it'll feel
As into his world you violently spill
Ah, but I ain't the one you reach out to,
So tonight I said goodbye to you.

And tonight I hurt someone new.
A friend I now call a lover
But was it worth all we discovered
When I won't be there for her
Like she wants me there for her
Even with words we spoke
Of what this is and what won't work
I feel the lingering hope
As she leaves me for her home
No, I ain't the one she can go home to
And tonight I hurt someone new.

What a painful game we fools play with our hearts
But I'd be a bigger fool to say I won't play again
And what a tragic way we fools deal with our scars
I hope the pain I cause is never long to stay
That's what tonight I pray.

Tonight I met someone who
Moves me like I ain't been moved
Since I first fell hard for you
Has me writing lovers poems
Has me singing lovers songs
Yeah she's an inspiration
And I get mine where I can take 'em
But ain't this just another pretty thing
An unobtainable but beautiful dream
I probably ain't the one that she should choose
But tonight I met someone new.

What a painful game we fools play with our hearts
But I'd be a bigger fool to say I won't play again
And what a tragic way we fools deal with our scars
I hope the pain I cause is never long to stay
That's what tonight I pray.
I hope the pain I cause is never long to stay
That's what tonight I pray.