a disappearing smile across a face where love once grew i left it all behind for the chance of something new i ve seen what happens when all the love drains out i ve seen what s left of a love stained in doubt i thought i couldn t leave everything behind but i ve come so far it s never rung more true that you can t miss what you forget i could always look back and say that i ve had better times easier times and everything was drenched in so much hope but that lie only stretches out so far the reality will only stretch so far all those forced smiles and torrid long goodbyes it was all that we had it was all just dying out i thought i couldn t leave everything behind but i ve come so far i thought this would get harder but it s getting easier with every step i take i was dragging my heels until my feet fell off just to stand in front of you bite my fingernails down to the knuckles and force that smile you d seen too many times before you held my hand but it wasn t the same i woke up next to you but it wasn t the same we kissed but it wasn t the same