This Time

It's 4 am and I'm wide awake Waiting for the thoughts to fade I flick a ring of all of my mistakes And as the light starts creeping in I slowly feel The day missing But I wont even know where to begin Do I push too hard I fall too fast A moment never seems to last And will I stop long enough to know Cos everybody burns And when it starts to hurt I cry I feel it in my veins I just cant walk away, this time Your words circle in my head And weigh so heavy on my chest And I'm crushed by your expectation I only want to do some good To dumb to know if I could And I just wanna feel the days I'm in And do I go too far Not far enough Why cant I keep my big mouth shut and do And lead the life that we should And everybody burns And when it starts to hurt I cry I feel it in my veins I just cant walk away, this time Did I say too much again? I'm just a girl in a panic If I tell you my truth Am I getting through? And it just seems I should confess Who am I to pretend? This is more than I can carry Cause everybody burns And when it starts to hurt I cry I hold my head up high I know ill be alright, this time I feel it in my veins I just cant walk away this time This time This time This time This time Its 4 am and I'm wide awake Waiting for my thoughts to fade And its time like these I see your face --- This Time - Vanessa Carlton