Long were the nights whenMy days once revolved around youCounting my footstepsPraying the floor won't fall through againAnd my mother accused me of losing my mindBut I swore I was fineYou paint me a blue skyAnd go back and turn it to rainAnd I lived in your chess gameBut you changed the rules every dayWondering which version of you I might get on the phone tonightWell, I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
Dear John, I see it all now that you're goneDon't you think I was too young to be messed with?The girl in the dress, cried the whole way homeI should've known
Well, maybe it's meAnd my blind optimism to blameOr maybe it's you and your sick needTo give love then take it awayAnd you'll add my name to your long list of traitorsWho don't understandAnd I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said "Run as fast as you can"
Dear John, I see it all now that you're goneDon't you think I was too young to be messed with?The girl in the dress, cried the whole way homeDear John, I see it all now, it was wrongDon't you think nineteen's too youngTo be played by your dark, twisted games when I loved you so?I should've known
You are an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurryNever impressed by me acing your testsAll the girls that you've run dry have tired lifeless eyes'Cause you burned them outBut I took your matches before fire could catch meSo don't look nowI'm shining like fireworks over your sad empty townOh, oh
Dear John, I see it all now that you're goneDon't you think I was too young to be messed with?The girl in the dress, cried the whole way homeI see it all now that you're goneDon't you think I was too young to be messed with?The girl in the dress wrote you a songYou should've known
You should've knownDon't you think I was too young? You should've known