The Way We Were

[Verse 1]
I've been away 'cause I can't explain it
It isn't normal to be everything I want
And I hope you find you're better off now
All of your friends, they hide in tight places
And they always try to bring you down
And I wanna save you, but I just don't know how

[Pre-Chorus]
I swear I didn't wanna leave this
But you can't pretend we were the way we wanted

[Chorus]
When I found you, we were falling hard
Beneath the lights, you'd run away
But I don't want the way we were

[Verse 2]
In my tired eyes, I've looked everywhere
I can't sleep no more, I want you here
And I worry that you don't think of, think of me
Oh, I guess it comes with the territory
I guess I just assumed that you'd be happy
You swore you'd never leave this place without me
But it's almost been a year

[Pre-Chorus]
So don't, don't think this is what I wanted
I swear I didn't wanna go

[Chorus]
When I found you, we were falling hard
Beneath the lights, you'd run away
But I don't want the way we were
When I found you we were falling hard
Beneath the lights, you'd run away
But I don't want the way we were

[Bridge]
We built this, so let's burn it down
We built this up, let's tear it down
We built this and it's fallen now
We built this up, let's burn it down

[Chorus]
When I found you, we were falling hard
Beneath the lights, you'd run away
But I don't want the way we were
No, no, no