such beauty is wasted on the young
if only they knew what it was for
if only we had their resilience
if only they realized what they have

they'd go leaping off tall buildings
thinking they'd never hit the ground
if only they knew what i knew now
not to waste it as i must once have been
resilient to love

oh i married you in a blur (A / ES)
but i didn't know what i was getting into
and time passes, age wearies
wine blurs, some things never burn out
still i'm deep into you, so deep into you
i need to tell you

like the rain falling for the dew
moon to night are we to you and you to me

isn't it frightening, my dear heart (ES / F#M / D)
how it crumbles and collapses
and you're leaving me while i'm trying
to make my world collide with you

so please don't leave (A / BM7)
(i won't leave)
so please don't leave
(i won't leave)
you can't leave if I won't give up
and i won't stop trying

i can't say i'll be better than i've been
or i'll do more, i've done a lot
but i have three faces looking back at me
so i'll live with your face for all my days

so please don't leave
(i won't leave)
so please don't leave
(i won't leave)
so please don't leave
(i won't leave)
you can't leave if I won't give up
and i won't stop trying

does it feel smaller now i'm gone
how have you filled the space i leave behind
and i can be reconciled to this
i loved you well with everything i had to give
and i'm sorry for the emptiness i left

still you couldn't see what i was
all i was going to be, you had no belief in me
you would've kept me here in your arms
and held me to the line
but i never drew it, I never kept it
i never needed to hold your hand
the way you wanted me too