As the Saying Goes

You stood and cleared your throat Then every word you spoke Seemed to fall out of your mouth hit the ground and explode Something about the truth and that you wanted me to know I was working all the time and that you hadn’t been alone You said that you were sorry, how it had been hell IT hadn’t been at home, cuz you’d been in a hotel Turned your phone towards me And I felt the world melt Cuz I was looking at a picture of you and someone else Cliched, cliched I know But it’s hard to give up hope As the saying goes It’s better late than never There’s pride before a fall It’s better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all Hearts were built for breaking If you love them set them free Times the greatest healer and what will be will be I just know that I miss you And none of it helps Please come back to me I walked from the front door to my car And drove straight to the bar Sat down Looked at the scars across my arms It all came flooding back, like I was sitting in the dark How quickly I forgot that I had come so far You were more than this Said I’d never do it again Because you said it hurt to see me do it to myself But that’s all gone now And you’re not here to help Because you gave up on me just like everybody else I wish that I’d been better The person that you needed I’m so much better than just sitting here and bleeding I’m not gonna let this get worse and take hold I made a promise to myself, and I’ll make it home Well as the saying goes They all say I’ll be fine You’ll barely cross my mind, just give it time They all say I’ll survive You’ll barely cross my mind, just give it time --- As the Saying Goes - Lucy Spraggan