Sometimes alone at night I lie and wonder
Is breaking up the only thing to do
We live our separate lives like perfect strangers

But in the end, we're really perfect fools
Maybe in time we'll shake the memories
Maybe in time forget the pain

But baby tonight, this heart remembers

[Chorus]

It doesn't have to be this way
We don't need to live the lie anymore
I want you back, I'm holding on

It doesn't have to be this way
Here we stand, love's an open door
It doesn't have to be this way


With breakin' up there comes this empty feelin'
The child within you, lost without a prayer

So you run a little wild searching for some meaning
Deep into the streets of your despair
What does it take to shake a memory

What in the world could ease the pain
How can I make your heart surrender


[Repeat Chorus]

Maybe in time we'll shake the memories

Maybe in time forget the pain
But baby tonight, this heart remembers all the same


[Repeat Chorus & Fade]