I've been lost inside, empty space in my heart   And some things never change, oh   How it hurts me and how it's tearin' me apart  And it just goes on and on     Can you read my mind  Take a good look at my face  Could you take the time  Just to stand here in my place     What if I'd been the one to say goodbye, goodbye   Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry, look inside  Can you read my mind? Oh oh     When I hear your name  Feel so cold deep inside   Still it's hard to explain, oh   What your love meant to me  They say time will heal the pain   But it just goes on forever     Can you read my mind  Have you closed the door on love  Can you be so blind  Did you think I'd just give up     Chorus:     What if I'd been the one to say goodbye, goodbye  Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry, wanna cry  What if I'd been the one to say goodbye, goodbye   Could you smile when it hurts so deep inside  And it never fades away, Fade away     Time can't erase the reasons why  Count my mistakes and the heartaches  Since you said goodbye     (chorus)     Never fades away, no it don't fade away