Missed the meeting, missed the meeting Where my friends discussed why I'm not around, I'm not around You say I don't know who my real friends are All I know is my real friends aren't Talking behind my back, talking behind my back Assuming things before they even ask me Why I'm not behaving like I should In their mind's eye, but they don't even know me And I don't think they ever could Missed the meeting, missed the meeting Where my friends discussed why I'm not around, I'm not around If it's really important for you to say Then you can say it to my face Stop hiding out, stop hiding out Assuming things before they even ask me Why I'm not behaving like I should In their mind's eye but they don't even know me And I don't think they ever could Maybe you fear what you don't know And it hurts too much just to let it go So instead you make excuses And they turn into demands I would try to make it up to you But now I don't think I can 'Cause you're gonna make me pay For what I've done to you Yeah, you're gonna make me pay For what I've put you through But I don't want to hear you say What you need from me When all things I've done Don't pave the way Missed the meeting, missed the meeting Where my friends discussed why I'm not around I'm not around if it's really important for you to say Then you can say it to my face Stop hiding out, stop hiding out Assuming things before they even ask me Why I'm not behaving like I should In their mind's eye, but they don't even know me And I don't think they ever could Assuming things before they even ask me Why I'm not behaving like I should In their mind's eye, but they don't even know me And I don't think they ever could