Long ago
In someone else's lifetime
Someone with my name
Who looked a lot like me
Came to know
A girl and made a promise
She only had to say
And that's where he would be
Lately although the feelings run just as deep
The promise he made has grown impossible to keep
And yet I wish it wasn't so
Will she miss me if I go
In a way
It's someone else's story
I don't see myself
As taking part at all
Yesterday
The boy that I grew up with
Finally could see
The writing on the wall
Sadly he realized
He'd left her behind
And sadder than that
He knew she wouldn't even mind
And no there's nothing left to say
Would she listen if I stay
It's all very well to say
"You fool it's now or never"
I could be choosing
No choices whatsoever
I could be in someone else's story
Someone else's life
And she could be in mine
I don't see a reason to be lonely
I could take my chances
Further down the line
And if that boy I knew
Should ask my advice
Oh I wouldn't hesitate
He needn't ask me twice
"Go now"
I'd tell him that for free
The problem is the boy is me
The story is the boy is me