Words Can Only Say So Much

Dearly beloved, I hope you're well
It's been a while so I'm sure you can't tell that I've failed at finding someone new
It's hard to find someone half as good as you
I know you'll keep this because that's the kind of person you are
You'll try to hide this in the glove compartment of your car
Because you'd never let anybody see what makes you cry
At least I hope your heart's still as broken as mine

I've been working hard to pay for my new band
Don't ask to hear us because I think we're pretty bad
I've been reusing all the old songs that I wrote for you
Had to change some words because adults can't sound like teenage tools
You may hear some things but trust that not all of them are true
You should know how much I lie, it's all I think to do

You can't tell but it hurts me just to write this down
It's like admitting that it's too late to fix things now
I know I hurt you and I think about it every day
I tried to move on but alcohol only numbs the pain
When I sober up it cuts me like a serrated knife
Our teenage dreams are fantasies, guess now you'll never be my wife

I know you saved screenshots of all the times I'd text you
I still have pictures of you in the closet of my bedroom
I kept a book of songs I wrote for you, you finally know why I spent all of that time in your house at your piano
I'm sorry, I know you've heard this a thousand times
I promise this will be the last time I say it
Goodbye