Throwing It All Away

I enjoyed the time spent with you
And all the fun we had
Even though at times
I know I made you mad
I was sure what we had was more
Than just a week-long fling
'Cause you know I know baby
It's not what we went for

I'd barely even met you
We got so close so fast
The ebb and flow of feelings
Something that wouldn't last
The fortune teller with grizzled hands
Saw something that we didn't
But I know you think baby
It's just his bag of tricks

Chorus:
You're throwing it all away
Throwing it all away
And there's nothing that I can say
To prove just who I am
I see your heart behind dark clouds
And feel mine turning inside out

I know you've got another
A lover from days past
I know you thought he was the answer
A final love to last
I can't make up for his unnamed crimes
And you won't let me replace him
I think I've realized baby
That you don't wanna go

You say we've got a chance now
But you hide yourself so well
If you felt what I'm feeling
I don't think you'd tell
You don't trust me, it's clear enough
You're not the first so wary
I don't think you know baby
These feelings scare me too

Chorus:
We're throwing it all away
Throwing it all away
And there's nothing that I can say
To prove just who I am

--Peter Johnson, March 2003
(Inspired by "Throwing It All Away" by Genesis)