how many times have i come to you how many times have you taken me in how have you never quite realized that this will be nothing more than what it s been why is that i return to the scene of a crime though there s nothing i need between the moments that linger before us haven t you wondered why i always leave chorus let me be who i am let me leave while i can you know love don t find this sort of man so just let me leave while i can how many times have i come to you bleeding and broken and under attack how can you look in my eyes and my heart and not see that there s something i lack why is it that i m as bad as i am but i know that you ll never believe why do you still love me when all i have done is to lie and deceive chorus can t give you what you need and i m so tired that i can t breathe and i don t know if you can see but my ship is going down and i tried my best to be a man so i ll set you free while i still can cause i can t seem to change who i am chorus yeah just let me leave while i can let me leave let me leave 