You know I dream of you some nights
Funny how, even in my head, you don't ever treat me right
All I want to do is talk to you
But you don't want to hear me
I know that I should give up, but I can't
I know that I should take the hint, but I'd rather take the chance
And risk getting hurt again
Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Tell me, why do I do this to myself?
And why can't I be hung up on someone else?
And why don't you have to feel this too?
Tell me, what can I do?
Because I'm tired of sitting here pining for you

I reminisce about that August night
It's stuck on repeat in my head, though I try with all my might
To push it out of my mind
The memory won't let me go
Do you ever think of that night too?
Can you remember any of the sweet things I said to you?
Because though it pains me to admit it,
I still mean every word

Tell me, why do I do this to myself?
And why can't I be hung up on someone else?
And why don't you have to feel this too?
Tell me, what can I do?
Because I'm tired of sitting here pining for you

Why don't you have to share this pain?
Why can't you just feel the same?
Why am I the only one
Who has to carry this unbearable weight?

I dreamt about you again last night
You'd think that by now I'd have thrown in the towel on this fight
But I'm just too damn dumb to quit
So here I remain
You won't even hear this anyway
I wrote yet another song to you, but you're deaf to all I say
I know that, but I still have to ask
These questions or they'll drive me insane

So tell me, why do I do this to myself?
And why can't I be hung up on someone else?
Tell me, why can't I let go and start anew?
And will you miss me too
When I'm finally able to stop pining for you?

© David Stone, 2012