well i was walkin down the street yeah when i met this nice girl and i said i think i like you she said i think i like you better she took me to meet her parents i was quite apprehensive but then i didn t comply her i shoulda have been honored she wanted me to stay but i had to walk away don t you stay forever i may not be here til the end if were not together at least we could still be friends i m remember her in the kitchen the dinner she was fixing her father did not like me he scowled just despite me we sat down at the table i passed the salt and pepper she didn t pass the mustard but instead i spilled my drink she wanted me to stay but i had to walk away she wanted me to stay but i had to run away i saw her 3 months later she had a brand new friend he tried to educate her on all levels strange i said i am so sorry she did not understand you ve changed not for the better she tried to make a stand i wanted you to stay but instead you ran away i wanted you to stay but instead you walked away don t you stay forever i may not be here til the end if were not together at least we could still be friends she wrote me a long letter she had a brand new reason just after i had left her she was going to prison if i had not left her we d still be together she still regrets the day i decided not to say she still regrets the day i decided not to stay she still regrets the day that i turned and walked away