it’s time to go
walk away
you just feel empty in this place

so find something
something new
then look back on what you’ll lose

maybe you won’t
maybe you will
maybe you’ll check out a new cheap thrill

go fill that hole
in your heart
fill it with words and colors and art

hide from the pain
it will go away
then maybe you’ll find a place you can stay

without living in fear
or regrets from the years
that you think you’ve wasted crying those tears

an emptiness lurks
around every corner
you think that maybe you could just warn her

about her new guy
he’s not so great
she makes the food and he cleans the plate

gives nothing back
no selfless return
you’re dying there, empty, alone as you burn

the only way out
the way right back in
never forgiven for the gravest of sins

if only to help
if just for a while
and maybe you could see her sullen face smile

she’d be with you
you’d be with her
but you’ll do nothing but watch her forever

you want her happy
she thinks she is
she can’t see through that veneer of his

you sit and wait
counting the days
when she and this man both will part ways

you’ll be there for her
you’d do best to try
to lend her your newly wet shoulder to cry

and maybe she’ll see
maybe she’ll not
you’re still an insignificant dot

you’re the best friend
so that’s your job
and you’re thankful for every moment you got