Dear John

Long were the nights

When my days once revolved around you

Counting my footsteps

Praying the floor wont fall through again

My mother accused me of losing my mind

but I swore I was fine

You paint me a blue sky

And go back and turn it to rain

And I lived in your chess game

but you changed the rules every day

Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone

Tonight

Well I stopped picking up

And this song is to let you know why

Dear John

I see it all now that youre gone

Dont you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress

Cried the whole way home

I shouldve known

Well maybe its me and my blind optimism to blame

Maybe its you and your sick

Need to give love then take it away

And youll add my name to your long list

Of traitors who dont understand

And Ill look back and regret how I ignored

When they said run as fast as you can

Dear John

I see it all now that youre gone

Dont you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress

Cried the whole way home

Dear John

I see it all now it was wrong

Dont you think 19 is too young to be played

By your dark twisted games when I loved you so

I shoulda known

You are an expert at sorry

and keeping lines blurry

Never impressed by me acing your tests

All the girls that you run dry

with tired lifeless eyes

cause you burned them out

But I took your matches before fire could catch me

So dont look now:

Im shining like fireworks over your sad empty town

Dear John

I see it all now that youre gone

Dont you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress

Cried the whole way home

I see it all now that youre gone

Dont you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress wrote you a song

You shoulda known

You shoulda known

Dont you think I was too young

You shoulda known