And I didn't know why you thought that I knew the truth About the way that I felt and where you would fit in my view And I've found, looking backward now, that you were right to ask But I didn't know why And he didn't know why you stopped sending cards to him When in the holiday months, when you were young, he'd give you gifts And though all those silent years might be what he deserved Still, he didn't know why You could smile and accept the bruise 'Cause now you can't change it But just because there's an open route Doesn't mean you can take it Even though it's up to you to choose You could smile and accept the bruise 'Cause now you can't change it But just because there's an open route Doesn't mean you can take it Even though it's up to you to choose You obsessed over what you'd say If you were given a chance to tell everyone off face to face And you knew the day would never come, but still, the thirst was there And you didn't know why