i had the choice   i made it   to hesistate would break it   its like a different story   every time i swear      the dial tone was deafening   did i make the worst mistake of my life?      even though i cried so many nights      a knife to the back   with no time to react   is this what i planned for devastation?      everything's alright   til the moment you realize   you've been walking backwards in the dark      i had the choice   i made it   to hesistate would break it   its like a different story   every time i swear      the dial tone was deafening   did i make the worst mistake of my life?      even though i cried so many nights      sound of no one   sight of nothing   the headaches getting worse      take it all away   i'm pulling knives from my back   and daggers from my heart      but i'm not crying anymore   or walking in the dark      i had the choice   i made it   to hesistate would break it   its like a different story   every time i swear      the dial tone was deafening   did i make the worst mistake of my life?      even thought i cried... yeah      a knife to the back   with no time to react   is this what i planned for?      and everything's alright   til the moment you realize   you've been running backwards      its a long road   i won't lose sight of what's important to me   so let's just drive it to the end      so don't grow up without me   i'd be losing my best friend   let's just drive it to the end      (i had the choice   i made it   to hesistate would break it   its like a different story   every time i swear)      (so don't grow up without me   i'd be losing my best friend   let's just drive it to the end)      3 AM   dancing in our mini-van