Walk Away

Its no long obscure
things are not working between us.
There's but one cure:
One of us walks out on the other.

The tears shed in helplessness,
The sleep lost in restlessness,
The sacrifices made in selflessness,
And the ever evasive happiness;

All these haunt me night and day.
And I'd be better off
Were we never in a position to
have this conversation today.

I wish I could turn back time
And restrain myself from falling.
But you got to fall when you got to fall
It's ice beneath your feet.

You say I have the flaws
That I am a plain girl.
I guess I always were
A substitute for someone else.

But now I will not stand
This degradation and humiliation.
My self respect demands
My naivety is shed.

I don't have the time to say all I want
So I walk out on you
Before you find someone else
And walk away from me.