i didn't cheat and i didn't lie
so i leave and took me by surprise
just a note on the table saying we're through
at first i went crazy so it took me some time
but i finally read between the lines
it's not what i did
it's what i didn't do
i didn't tell her each day i loved her
i took it for granted somehow she knew
i didn't hold her she needed a shoulder
it's not what i did
it's what i didn't do
now it's easy to see why her love died
she was planning her nights by the tv guide
she needed me with her more than i knew
i was too busy working getting ahead
when i should have been home loving her instead
it's not what i did
it's what i didn't do
i didn't tell her each day i loved her
i took it for granted somehow she knew
i didn't hold her when she needed a shoulder
it's not what i did
it's what i didn't do
oh it's not what i did
it's what i didn't do