i've been waiting here for you for so long   and it's been several weeks since i last saw you there   if you had only come around again then i   might have said to you what i've been thinking of      she's more than beautiful at night   when all of her stars are out   and still sometimes when it's warm and quiet   i'll get thinking about   summer in st. claire      these days are getting shorter as october falls   and with it come the coldest memories i own   and like the leaves that fall from trees my dreams come slow   as if to say to me that i should let it go      she's more than beautiful at night   when all of her stars are out   and still sometimes i wonder why   she was crying her eyes out   and i guess i'll never know      lying in bed   wishing i was somewhere else instead   i've got to figure this one out   just between you and me and god   cuz everybody needs   some time to heal   and everybody needs   like everybody bleeds   can't we sit and talk   about all that we've loved and lost   and what it's cost   and i'll put on a show for you   pretending not to hurt   like nothing's ever wrong   and you'll see right through me   and i'll be there for you   and you'll be there for me   and i'll feign strong   and you'll see right through me   and you'll see right through me