For the Best

I'll be here just the same I'll be here waiting in the shadows, here riding out the rough waves Anything more, I don't want anything more than to restore your happiness So if you say you have to leave now I remember how contagious your smile was the day you told me about her Months flew by; I watched love blossom from the sidelines Stories unfold across the table at the diner And I held you as things decomposed Your worry for her took control Your eyes showed to me that that love was true Watched as storms brewed beneath your skin Your walls crumbled, you let me in I found I'd do anything for you Don't you know I'll be here just the same I'll be here waiting in the shadows, here riding out the rough waves Anything more, I don't want anything more than to ensure your happiness So if you say you have to leave now, maybe it's for the best I remember the look of devastation on your face you tried so hard to hide Buildings tumbled, we all fumbled for our balance And waited for the dangerous tremors to subside Still we kept playing this chess game With hearts as pawns and exchanged shameful melodies only the two of us heard It killed me to watch you suffer as you struggled to recover Swore I'd clean up everything that occurred But don't you know I'll be here just the same I'll be here waiting in the shadows, here riding out the rough waves Anything more, I don't want anything more than to restore your happiness So if you say you have to leave now, maybe it's for the best I'll right these wrongs; I'll carry the weight If it means saving two, I'll be the one to take the heartbreak You know some things are too good to let slip away Some things I shouldn't have condoned But still, I promise you that you will never ever be alone I remember; I'll remember Oh don't you know I'll be here always No matter what you choose now, I'll be here if you need me one day Anything more, I don't want anything more than to ensure your happiness So if you say you have to leave now If you say you need to leave me now If she says you have to leave me now, maybe it's for the best I'll remember