1988-04-06: Not Like This

I wanted to hear you say you loved me,
I wanted to see you smile,
I wanted to wake with you beside me
And know you'd stay for a while.

But not like this,
Like a thief in the night.
But not like this,
Always second best.
But not like this,
Lying to your face.
But not like this,
Behind your back.

I wanted to be beside you always,
I wanted to be the one,
I wanted to trust you, love you, want you,
To win the race I've run.

But not like this,
Like a thief in the night.
But not like this,
Always second best.
But not like this,
Lying to your face.
But not like this,
Behind your back.

I wanted to have the strength to leave you,
I wanted to say goodbye,
To turn my back on what you've been to me,
I wanted to walk away.

But not like this,
Like a thief in the night.
But not like this,
Always second best.
But not like this,
Lying to your face.
But not like this,
Behind your back.