i saw the things that could be and now they re gone to stay you know that i can t take this i can t watch this go away it s not the things you told me it s not the times you stayed i know i fucked up i can t make this go away she needs a break things gone astray against the grain it wasn t what it should be it wasn t all the ways i learnt to watch what s coming now i know it comes my way at times we lost it all and all the times we ve went astray we knew that we fucked up and now i know there s just no way she needs a break things gone astray against the grain i ve counted i ve counted all the ways it s spinning heads today you say there is no way it works against the grain i saw the things that could be and now they re gone to stay you knew that i can t take this i can t watch this float away it s not the things you told me it s not the times you stayed i know i fucked up i can t make this go away she needs a break things gone astray against the grain i ve counted i ve counted all the ways it s spinning heads today you say there is no way it works against the grain