Song Description

When you're standing on a ledge looking down, love can pull you back -- or push you over.

Lyrics

The house is so quiet, too quiet
The bottles on the table catch his eye
Little white pills and Absolut
Scribbled on a scrap beside them, "Don't you cry"

By the time he finds her, she's almost gone
He can barely see to dial 911
Her skin is gray, but she?s breathing
He takes her hand, pleading:

Step back from the edge
This is far from over
You don't really want to fall
You still have it all
It's not what you want to do
Even if you think you do

The blame is too easy to take
The loaded Magnum calls him to the safe
He picks up the gun, drops the phone
Talking never solved his problems, anyway

As he lies beside her, she's starting to shake
The life flows from her lips and stains her face
His heart is racing, but hers barely beats
He grips the gun, he screams:
I'll meet you at the edge
We can both peer over
But there's no way I'll let you fall
I can't lose it all
I'm not letting go of you
Even if you ask me to

Her breathing fades away
Sirens in the distance -- too late
He brings the barrel to his heart
Quietly, he says:

I'm right here at the edge
We can both step over
When you decided to take the fall
We both lost it all
I've got to hold on to you
No matter what you bring me to