Open a scarlet envelope
Stuffed with a poem and a good bye note
Twenty dollars doesn't do any good
But maybe it will when you're not eating food
A pocket knife in the back of your jeans
A backpack filled with broken dreams
Black sneakers slapping on the ground
It's such a shame that I can't hear the sound

You know I'd walk a million miles
Just to see an honest smile (CHORUS)
But I can't travel all that far
And smiling true is just too hard

Sinister thoughts run through my mind
But I can wait until next time
I sit here staring at the blue
I know I'm lost but so are you
It's not really all that fair
That I can't see your shining hair
It's not really all that dumb
It's better than being numb

(CHORUS)

So why are you doing this, again?
Why am I losing you all over again?
Why am I flooded with tears again?
Why am I sobbing so loudly again?
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me

Go find yourself in a puddle of mud
Go see your reflection like you should
Deserve yourself in many ways
Live and love all of your days
I know you won't be here for long
And maybe that's why I write stupid songs
All I can do is watch you leave
Watch you leave
Watch you leave�.