I know you've been hurt Many a time before Your heart bleeds rivers Deep enough to drown Thought I to be the one To swim against the current Swim against the force The force that pulls one down But no matter how hard I try I can't seem to win this fight I seem to be further behind Than I was when I met you I know that you'll choose Where you want to be Choose the heart of gold And not the one for free Choose the heart of the past Belonging not to me But no matter how hard I try I can't seem to win this fight I seem to be further behind Than I was when I met you No matter how hard I try I can't seem to win this fight I seem to be further behind Than I was when I met you