[Verse 1]
I keep a diary
In the dark of my room
Where I write the letters
That were meant for you
[Verse 2]
I sit and wonder
About your college degree
I heard you never
Got your European dream
[Verse 3]
You wake in the same city
That once filled my eyes
But when I left I swore you said
You’d never come back
[Chorus]
And how’s it feel
When I’m not there?
How’s it feel
When I’m not there?
[Verse 4]
I keep a diary
In bright fucking light
Memorize the words
I couldn’t get to recite
[Verse 5]
Cause you took away
My power to love
In the eyes of every guy
All I see are yours
[Chorus]
And how’s it feel
When I’m not there?
How’s it feel
When I’m not there?
[Verse 6]
All these sweet words
Don’t mean you’re excused
From saying you’re sorry
To the heart that you bruised
[Verse 7]
But there’s a new soul
That you take to your bed
Easier to start from scratch
Than making amends
[Verse 8]
But I’d give away
Every last of my tears
Just to get a chance
To keep my best friend near
[Verse 9]
And nothing hurt more
Than to know you were mad
When all I did was try my best
To get you back
[Chorus 2]
And how’s it feel
Now that she’s there?
Does it feel
Like I never was there?
And are you ok
With never seeing me again?