Don't call me if you miss me
Don't call me just to kiss me
Honey, if you're listening, I did all that I can
But this just ain't no way to live
Never get back everything I give
Turns out you just can't make a kid love you like a man
So I burn it down, down, down, that house on the hillside
'Cause the Lord knows that I tried to make it what it wasn't
And all those wild, wild flowers, I crushed 'em up in my hands
Everybody knows I could never go down in silence
Remember what I said
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there
And if there's one thing that I know for sure
One day, this will hurt you more
I'll know that I did all I could do
I've said my peace, said my farewell
And I won't be at the wishing well
When you're begging God to bring me back to you
'Cause I burn it down, down, down, that house on the hillside
'Cause the Lord knows that I tried to make it what it wasn't
And all those wild, wild flowers, I crushed 'em up in my hands
Everybody knows I could never go down in silence
Remember what I said
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there
Don't you worry about me, it ain't all that bad
You're the one that lost the best thing you ever had
So I'll keep you like a secret in the back of my mind
Tell you like a story when I'm bored sometimes
Remember how I loved you when I was naive
But the truth is you were never good enough for me
Wish that I could say that I wished you well
But I just can't go lying to myself
So I burn it down, down, down, that house on the hillside
'Cause the Lord knows that I tried to make it what it wasn't
And all those wild, wild flowers, I crushed 'em up in my hands
Everybody knows I could never go down in silence
Remember what I said
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there
I won't be there, I won't be there, I won't be there