I know lately things have not been good
Our silence is it's own cliche
We have both misunderstood, baby
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.

I'd mend the damage if I could
There is no price I would not pay
I'd sacrifice my flesh and blood, baby
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.

We both are stunned -
In disbelief at what we've done
Broken promises now trampled on
I know I hide, and then in panic you may run
We shield ourselves in hurt's comparisons, but

We can't divine who's lost the most
We both owe debts we can't repay
If we stop living with these ghosts, baby
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
(Break)

If we can tolerate the light
That shines inlove's bold expose
Maybe we can still get this thing right
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way, baby

Please don't make it be this way