[Verse 1] I spent my yes on borrowed fires, Kept every promise, fed each flame. Now you arrive with open hands, And I can’t meet you without blame. [Pre-Chorus] There’s a door I could step through, But every hinge remembers who I swore I’d never leave behind. [Chorus] How do I become the good man If loving you breaks someone else? You’re the life I should have chosen, But I locked myself inside this shell. I see our almost passing by— The one I found too late, too late. [Verse 2] I watch your train pull out at dawn, My old vows rattling in the cage. I gave away the room for us Before I knew your face or name. [Pre-Chorus] If I reach now, somebody falls; If I stay, I lose it all. [Chorus] How do I become the good man If loving you breaks someone else? You’re the life I should have chosen, But I locked myself inside this shell. I see our almost passing by— The one I found too late, too late. [Bridge] No clean escape, no harmless way, Just all the words I can’t unsay. [Final Chorus] How do I become the good man If loving you breaks someone else? You’re the life I should have chosen— I watch you go, and keep the cell. The one I found too late, too late.
