can a thing be erased why do you linger you re out of place i think we should sell our home and move up to maine on an inlet that looks toward the bay i ll wear my best suit today i ll lend my shoulder i ll cut the cake but remember that i can t be swayed it s just courtesy what can i say i don t know what to say i m not the same you took my heart with you when you left i would follow you but something tells me that i can t at night you re out in the street hiding in shadows rustling trees did you want me to save you a seat well that s a whole lot to ask of me oh come on now don t be so mean i am the meanest you don t have to compete i don t have to clench my fists or bare my teeth you ll just hurt yourself what can i say i don t know what to say i m not the same you took my heart with you when you left i would follow you but something tells me that i can t so i m buying a house in maine where the ground takes may to thaw out and canada s a thirty minute drive and i m putting you away and i ll keep you out of sight love and we both know that i m not gonna write but know that i will figure you sometimes what can i say i don t know what to say i m not the same you took my heart with you when you left i would follow you but something tells me that i can t oh i would follow you but i m simply not the same and tomorrow i am moving up to maine1