Story Behind The Song

ponderings on relationships

Song Description

adult contemporary song about the ongoing relationships between men & women

Lyrics

I can't pretend that I don't love you
Can't pretend that I don't care
but, you know, there has to be another way
I can't pretend that I don't miss you
wanna hold you, wanna kiss you
and I think about you every single day

But we're both getting older
and the trail is getting colder
and the clues we used to use no longer work
if there's a way of getting nearer
and a way of seeing clearer
and a way where neither one of us gets hurt

and then in time we both will find
that what we left behind
were the lives we can't pretend

I can't pretend that there's a heaven
I can't pretend there is an answer
can't you see that I don't wanna change your name
I can't pretend any longer
that our love is getting stronger
can't you see that I don't want to play your game

And while we're both getting older
and the trail is getting colder
and the clues we used to use no longer work
if there's a way of getting nearer
and a way of seeing clearer
and a way where neither one of us gets hurt

I can't pretend to be a hero
Can't pretend to tell the future
though I have been known to get it right sometimes
deal the cards & throw the dice
though I might have to do it twice
listen for the voices, & then read the signs

and then in time we both will find
that what we left behind
were the lives we can't pretend