Mineshaft 2

Fifteen years from tonight, you have to make a decision

The greatest love of your life is gonna call during dinner

From the home of the girl that he's living with now

And the guilt, he'll say, is killing him, he's wilted in the middle

And he knows how bad he acted, knows he can't have you back

But the fact is he can't be happy when you're angry

And you're so angry

He says you stayed so mad, and he heard it on the street that

You moved back in with your dad

That you were drinking something awful, that makes him sad

And then he says it's good to hear your voice again

And that it's hard to ask it, but he's calling with a question

'Cause he's been working real hard, he's trying to make a new start

An honest-to-God fresh beginning

So maybe you could try to finally find it in your heart to forgive him

But you've already been here before

You already know where it goes

You chose this, you know

It's supposed to be over

You've been here before

You already know where it goes

You chose this, you know

It's supposed to be over

You hung up the phone, you listened to the dial tone

And then you stared at the stove until the beeping started

You read some love letters, some threats

And some you couldn't tell apart

That you keep under the bed at the apartment

Then you did what he asked you to do

You opened your heart up right there on a napkin on the carpet

Part of it was frostbit, but you've always been a smart kid

Could still distinguish blood black as pitch

Valves had gone stiff, veins and scar tissue

Four chambers, just a standard issue

But none had room, forgiveness is huge

And you had two full of ice water, one full of salt

One packed with coal

Eager and ready and willing to find fault

You've already been here before

You already know where it goes

You chose this, you know

It's supposed to be over