Payback

Is this how it ends

Lying in bed, talking to a cheap tape recorder

Instead of my friends

In bed with a low grade fever

They wanted to know, how could I leave you

I can't tell them that

It might sound like revenge

But some things don't need a payback

Some things are sure, some things you can feel safe about

Is this how it starts

I was waiting for my head to clear up

I thought I was smart, I'd find the answers in time

But the answers I find aren't what you want to hear

They're not even close

But some things don't need a payback

Some things are sure, some things you can feel safe about

Some things don't need a clear up

I remember good things, like the van breaking down

I sat on your lap in the auto repair

And you touched my hair

While the heavy drops rain on the pavement outside

Don't take revenge

Just let it lie

The easiest thing is if you just let it die

Don't give me a chance

You don't owe me that

Don't follow me out

Unless you're coming for some payback

But some things don't need a payback

Some things are sure, some things you can feel safe about

Some things don't need a clear up

Why did I leave

How long did it take

It could take forever

But some things don't need a payback

You got that?