My Old Ex-Best Friend
In my head I have this letter that I write you almost every day
I struggle to translate my constant sorrow into words that I can say
About the deep regret I carry that I ever let you get away
I sometimes have this dream about us bound for Chattanooga in my car
We make plans but then the gage says we don't have the fuel to go that far
I wake up with this aching of how heartbreakingly beautiful you are
My old ex best friend - you won't give me the time of day
My old ex best friend - I tripped up and you just skipped away
I knew that we were starcrossed from the start but my attraction was too strong
It was plain as day the way our strengths and weaknesses lined up all wrong
Cause you and I we both are takers and takers don't keep giving all that long
But all those chunks of coal flashed into diamonds the moment that we lay down
Shooting stars crashed into logic, angel fire burned reason to the ground
And in that conflagration it was you and I the world revolved around
My old ex best friend - you don't give me a second thought
My old ex best friend - you turned me into something I was not
Well too much time and trouble have gone down for us to fix things with a kiss
But maybe in some other lifetime we can have a drink and reminisce
And maybe then I'll give you some idea just how much I truly miss
My old friend -- you won't give me a second glance
My old friend -- you will not give me a ghost
Give me a ghost of another chance