Running in the woods from the big bad wolf
Never realizing what the flames would engulf
When setting these fires takes a lifetime without rain
In staking your claim for the life you wanted
You couldn't foresee how many ghosts would haunt it
Living in the echoes from the silence your choices made
Living in the echoes of the silence you chose to blame
With our futures always winding, heading down an empty road
Coming up from where we landed, left abandoned and alone
Trailing off into the distance, no more stars to light the way
I kept wondering why you couldn't turn to stay
Always thinking that you'd come around someday
Lost in the woods with the big bad wolf
Wearing a disguise now to hide what it took
Nothing's all that simple when you stop to stay behind
In making this bed for the future you needed
It wouldn't make a difference if we chose to believe it
Off into the wild, you never left a trail to find
Off into the wild, we were never gonna change your mind
With our futures always winding, heading down an empty road
Coming up from where we landed, left abandoned and alone
Trailing off into the distance, no more stars to light the way
I kept wondering why you couldn't turn to stay
Always thinking that you'd come around someday
Now I'll say goodbye to the one I can't forget
I'm not waiting in vain for something to change again
It's time to move ahead or at least gain some control
As we've failed to perceive any hope in what unfolds
With our futures always winding, heading down an empty road
Coming up from where we landed, left abandoned and alone
Trailing off into the distance, no more stars to light the way
I kept wondering why you couldn't turn to stay
Always thinking that you'd come around someday
If life is short, so short you see
Why waste it on such misery?
If life is short, so short you see
Why waste it on such misery again?