How Can I Tell You

Let me tell you something funny I was just like you are once Thinking happiness is what we're owed I've been killing myself daily Trying to prove I don't know what Now that feeling's gone and left me cold See really I'm you And I know how it feels When the world goes back on its half of the deal Really I'm you And I know how it is When all you have left is a love song dissolving to tears If it's so that you don't know How can I say it always goes wrong How can I show you this pain I'm holding now? (How can I tell you?) Click my heels and hope you feel it When a sweet dreams is all I can give How can I tell you how I'm feeling now? I couldn't describe what heaven's like I papered over all the cracks While you cried into your little sleeves I myself had paranoia Too scared to go downstairs I left the light on full and watched you sleep See really I'm you And I'm always your friend And none of the games we made up were pretend Really I'm you So I know you'll do well You are flawed And what's more you're determined as hell If it's so that you don't know How can I say it always goes wrong How can I show you this pain I'm holding now? (How can I tell you?) Click my heels and hope you feel it When a sweet dreams is all I can give How can I tell you how I'm feeling now? (Can I tell you how) (Can I tell you how) We played on the street Close to home (How) How to get there I didn't know (Can I tell you how) (Can I tell you how) (Can I tell you how) By the time you grow up will you know me at all? (How) I've known your pain since you were born (How can I tell you how can I tell you) If it's so that you don't know How can I say it always goes wrong How can I show you this pain I'm holding now? (How can I tell you?) Click my heels and hope you feel it When a sweet dreams is all I can give How can I tell you how I'm feeling now? How can I tell you how I'm feeling now?