i am trying to read your mind we have stopped to smell the roses i am trying not to lose mine the roses or my mind you are going to break my heart i can see it in your eyes and i can feel it when the rain starts falling with my heart i will watch the rain fall harder i will stay and you will go i won t beg and i won t barter i won t say i told you so oh oh oh oh you are stringing me along you ll pretend that you re not going try and comfort me but you re gone and there s another song this is better after all i will keep the holy sweater tend the roses when the leaves fall it s better after all i will watch the rain fall harder i will stay and you will go i won t beg and i won t barter i won t say i told you so oh oh oh oh  i am trying to read your mind you are going to break my heart you are stringing me along and this is better after all yeah this is better after all it s better after all