The Distance Between Is Killing Us Lyrics

I always fall for the same girl
The fun and the faithless
I'm a sucker for pretty faces
I wasted half my life chasing
One-sided love affairs
Now I've come to expect it
The let down, the leaving
The tide of passion receding
The forgotten phone calls and forgotten feelings
They're just the first steps

In the dissipation of a life shared
I regret that once again I let myself care too much
For a girl so scared of love
That she wouldn't let herself care enough

First time that I caught your smile you were standing there
With your blue eyes and your curly hair
Right away I saw the red flags everywhere
But I didn't care, no I didn't care
It seems every time I look up
I'm getting introduced to
Another one of your hook-ups
I think I see a little too much of myself in their stares

If you can't love me dear
You know that there's still time
To cut our losses here
Just promise you won't
Lie to me
Don't you lie to me
You know the distance in between
Is killing us, it's killing me
And I might learn to let it all be
But don't you lie to me

We should've both known hanging on was a mistake
Yeah we should've made a clean break
We could've gone our separate ways
And avoided all of this
So tell me that you miss me but please don't you fake
If you're just doing it for my sake
You know that I can feel when something's missing in your kiss

So if it's love you fear
There's nothing I can do
But let you go my dear
Just promise you won't
Lie to me
Don't you lie to me
You know the distance in between
Is killing us, it's killing me
And I might learn to let it all be
But don't you lie to me