IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD
HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I FIRST SAW YOU
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD STAND
ON MY OWN TWO FEET
AGAIN
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD CALL YOU
AND EVERYTHING
I CAN'T REMEMBER
AS MESSED UP
AS IT ALL MAY SEEM
THE CONSEQUENCES
THAT I'VE RENDERED
I'VE STRETCHED MYSELF
BEYOND MY MEANS
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD SAY
THAT I WASN'T ADDICTED
AND
IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD SAY
I LOVE MYSELF AS WELL
AND
IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I'VE GONE AND
MESSED THINGS UP
JUST LIKE I ALWAYS DO
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
BUT ALL THAT STUFF
SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR
WHEN I'M WITH YOU
AND EVERYTHING
I CAN'T REMEMBER
AS MESSED UP
AS IT ALL MAY SEEM
THE CONSEQUENCES
THAT I'VE RENDERED
I'VE GONE AND MESSED
THINGS UP AGAIN
YEAH
WHY MUST I FEEL
THIS WAY
JUST MAKE THIS
GO AWAY
JUST ONE MORE
PEACEFUL DAY
IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD
LOOK AT MYSELF
STRAIGHT
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I SAID I'M SORRY
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I'VE SEEN
THE WAY
THE CANDLES
LIGHT YOUR FACE
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
BUT I CAN
STILL REMEMBER
JUST THE WAY YOU TASTE
AND EVERYTHING
I CAN'T REMEMBER
AS MESSED UP
AS IT ALL MAY SEEM
TO BE I KNOW IT'S ME
I CANNOT BLAME THIS
ON MY FATHER
HE DID THE BEST
HE COULD FOR ME
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I COULD
HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH
AND IT'S BEEN AWHILE
SINCE I SAID I'M SORRY