Forgiveness comes with an apology
It's been such a long time since we've spoken
But I was just a boy
An optimistic kid, back when you were my closest friend
I made a promise when I was fifteen
That we'd be solid by the time we reached our twenties
And all the other boys' fists were clenched with rage and scorn
I was scared and torn
Oh I, I was stupid and blind
To the boys who were tempting me
With deceitful eyes
I never meant to do you wrong
I never meant to make you cry
I was young and I was all mixed up inside
I'd write you songs but I'd cry on my way home
How to combat guilt, regret and fear
Through knowing smirks, "I told you so"s and sideways glances
When kissing other boys
And wading through the trials of school
Boys can be so cruel
Oh I, I appeared so strong
But when no-one was watching me
I would come undone
I never meant to do you wrong
I never meant to make you cry
I was young and I was all screwed up inside
I'd write you songs, but I'd cry on my way home
The sounds of the weekend
The clubs and the sweat
Don't think I fit in here but there's nowhere else
I know I'm underage
Are these sins? Is this right?
But no boys in here are looking for a fight
It's just bare skin and torsos
And boys having fun
A safe paradise
No mask or façade to depend on
And I've found my home
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So if you need me you know where I am
Outside the back door with my eyes closed and my head down
But watching all the other boys
I'm sure deep down you always knew
And always understood
Oh I
(Now the skies somehow seem brighter)
I'm so sorry I lied
(And this town doesn't feel like it used to feel)
You meant the world to me
(And the future's mine to hold)
You saved my life
I never meant to do you wrong
I never meant to make you cry
But this is over now, I'm happy deep inside
I'd still write songs but I'd smile on my way home
A smile on my way home