It's three am, and I'm all alone waiting by the phone
Fooling myself and just wasting time wishing you were mine
And I'm mad at the world 'cause you went away left me here to stay
And it's breaking my heart that somebody new gets to be with you

Oh why can't I be him?
And be with you again
To have and to hold, girl, I'll keep you from the cold
Oh why can't I be him?

Hanging around just outside his door on the 14th floor
Pathetic and weird, it's a crying shame I've become this way
And I'm mad at the world 'cause I've been replaced with no time to waste
And it's breaking my heart that somebody new now is next to you

Oh why can't I be him?
And be with you again
To have and to hold, girl, I'll keep you from the cold
Oh why can't I be him?
No, no

Why can't I be him?
And be with you again
To have and to hold, girl, I'll keep you from the cold
Oh why can't I be

Why can't I be him?
And be with you again
To have and to hold, girl, I'll keep you from the cold
Oh why can't I be him?