The Apartment

I had my suspicions and you had your own A thousand dirty dishes and a broken home Back when we started, before the apartment, hey now I know you won't admit it but you had to know I know it's hard to quit it, hard to let it go As hard as we've fallen, gonna hit the floor Lay down, lay down I know, things will get harder I know, I've lost my manners If so, like it or not I speak from the heart Yeah, you see I forgot how to hold your hand Forgot how to be your man Hope that you understand me when I say I needed to be alone Needed some time to grow This will be better for us both I know the feeling and it hasn't caught you by surprise I've heard it from your friends a million times Mothers to daughters, fathers to sons Lay down, lay down Won't let it get the best of me No, I don't need no sympathy I've got to move now, yeah Move out, move out I know, things will get harder I know, I've lost my manners If so, like it or not I speak from the heart Yeah, you see I forgot how to hold your hand Forgot how to be your man Hope that you understand me when I say I needed to be alone Needed some time to grow This will be better for us both