Story Behind The Song
The typical "you don't know what you've got until its gone."
Song Description
She is enamored with him and would do anything for him, but then as she starts to lose interest, he realizes he is in love with her.
| Song Length |
3:19 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Attracted, Crush |
| Similar Artists |
Gavin DeGraw, John Denver |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
©2008 Jeffry Scott Kriegshauser
(It) use to be that I would lead
You would do most anything for me.
Climb a tree, do somersaults, you'd listen to me breathe.
And as we walked arm in arm
You were often half a step behind
Watching me, loving me but I was truly blind.
CHORUS:
And as you've gone away from lovin' me
My heart has fallen hard for you
I can't believe it took so long for me to see
And just what missing you can do.
Weeks went by and I'd see you
-- Looking 'round for things to do
All by yourself -- or with someone else you knew.
And when we walked arm in arm
You would often pull away from me
Watching you, loving you, and listening to you breathe.
CHORUS:
And as you've gone away from lovin' me
My heart has fallen hard for you
I can't believe it took so long for me to see
And just what missing you can do.
Bridge:
Light on the morning can change almost anything but
This morning everything's still wrong
I'll scream and shout about it but
(There's) nothing I can do about what
I once had that now is gone.
(It) use to be that I would lead
You would do most anything for me.
Climb a tree, do somersaults, you'd listen to me breathe.