i don't know why it should be so hard   giving up this circle dance   worn out steps from long ago   don't give love a chance      it's a bitter heirloom handed down   these twisted parts we play   i'm not her and you're not him   it just comes out that way      can't go back to make things right   though i wish i understood   time has made things clearer now   we did the best we could      i'll be home soon, that's what you'd say   and a little kid believes   after a while i learned that love   must be a thing that leaves      i tried so hard just to hold you near   was as good as i could be   even when i had you here   you stayed so far from me      can't go back to make things right   though i wish i understood   time has made things clearer noe   you did the best you could      now that this has occured to me   i just want you to know   i've been too faithful all my life   it's time to let you go