Sad Songs Say So Much (Ooo Sha-na-na-na)

I know ashes slowly burn
But every fool has a lesson that's hard to learn
It's a desperate plea but I must say
Oh God help me make it just one more day

There's a glass on the table beside my bed
Where I sleep with a bottle and I wake up dead
I got a hole in the bottom of both my shoes
Hey my step's been heavy since I heard the news

And I know just what you'll say
When I tell you that I'm sorry that I let you get away
Well you'll know I found out
That you're someone else's baby now

I see you when I walk down the street
Your smile's in the face of everyone I meet
Oh and it tears me up to know that he's touching you
And learning all the secrets that I once knew

Do you still leave your clothes piled on the floor
Maybe now you're different than you were before
You got a new way of walking and a different kiss
Oh to keep you together on a night like this
"Someone Else's Baby Now" Will Hoge

A friend turned me onto this song and I totally agree with her; I don't know why this song isn't getting played on the radio. Check it out on iTunes or whatever music service you have available. If you've ever been in love and it didn't work out, you'll get it. It is sad song perfection.

The whole song is great (the first verse is pretty much my daily prayer), but it's the last 2 verses that I really identify with. I've always thought that the best thing about close relationships of any kind - friend or lover - is the way that person becomes your personal historian. That they know what makes you tick, what you like, why you act the way you do. To me, that is one of the best parts of a relationship, feeling like you're completely known and accepted. It's an amazing feeling.

When I heard the last verse, it stopped me in my tracks. It's a truth universal - even though we wish it wasn't - people change. Sometimes when I think of him, I wonder if he's changed. Wonder if he's different. I don't know why I even think about it. I guess it scares me to think that he might be different than he was - although I don't know why - I'm different now too.