Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I slept on your doorstep tonight.
I couldn't think of anywhere else to go.
(And) every car, that drove on by, I hoped would be you. (would be you).
(As I) sat there contemplating, the cracks in the pavement,
leading to, your empty driveway. (ohhh).
...(Whoah) the cat, in your window,
seemed to know, just what we'd been through. (what we'd been through).
[Pre-Chorus]
But we really haven't been through a thing...
Because my darling you would never let me (ever) let me in...
[Hook]
(As I) sat there contemplating, the cracks in the pavement,
leading to, your empty driveway. (ohhh).
...(Whoah) the cat, in your window,
seemed to know, just what we'd been through. (what we'd been through).
[Chorus]
(Ohh) How long have I been here, waiting for nothing?
Longing for the void, to still this aching heart?
I'm sure someone once said, it's better to have lost
than if we'd never felt a thing from the start.
[Verse 2] [x2]
The wind chimes we bought on our trip to St. Andrews
still swing, precariously above your front door.
And every time I hear them ring out in the silence,
they're echoing those words I just can't hear anymore.
[Pre-Chorus]
And we really haven't been through a thing...
Because my darling you would never let me (ever) let me sing...
[Bridge] [x2]
I think it's time for me to go...
I wish that I could stay, but I think it's time for me.. time for me to go.
[Final Chorus]
(Ohh) How long have I been here, waiting for nothing?
Longing for those words, to fill this empty heart?
I'm sure someone once said, it's better to have lost
than if we'd never felt a thing from the start.
(But) how long have we been here, waiting for something
to wake us up and lead us from this cycle of self-loathing?
I can hear someone singing, it's better to let go than
burn the years away waiting for...waiting for nothing.
