Dear John (Live/2011)

Long were the nights when my

Days once revolved around you

Counting my footsteps

Prayin' the floor won't fall through, again

My mother accused me of losing my mind

But I swore I was fine

You paint me a blue sky

And go back and turn it to rain

And I lived in your chess game

But you changed the rules every day

Wonderin' which version of you

I might get on the phone, tonight

Well I stopped pickin' up

And this song is to let you know why

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I should've known

Well maybe it's me

And my blind optimism to blame

Oh, maybe its you and your sick need

To give love then take it away

And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors

Who don't understand

And I'll look back in regret

How I ignored when they said, "Run as fast as you can!"

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

Dear John

I see it all now it was wrong

Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played by your dark twisted games?

When I loved you so

I should've known

You are an expert at sorry

And keeping lines blurry

And never impressed by me acing your tests

All the girls that you run dry

Have tired lifeless eyes

'Cause you burned them out

But I took your matches

Before fire could catch me

So don't look now

I'm shining like fireworks over your sad empty town

Oh woah oh

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Well, don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home