[Verse 1] I tried to paint you a picture, the colors were all wrong Black and white didn't fit you, and all along You were shaded with patience Your strokes of everything That I need just to make it But I can see that [Pre-Chorus] Lord knows I've failed you, time and again But you and me were all right [Chorus 1] We won't say our goodbyes You know it's better that way We won't break, we won't die It's just a moment of change [Chorus 2] All we are, all we are Is everything that's right All we need, all we need A lover's alibi [Verse 2] I walked a minute in your shoes They never would've fit I figured there's nothing to lose I need to get Some perspective on these words Before I write them down You're an island & my ship Has run aground [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus 1] [Chorus 2] [Bridge] Every single day that I can breathe You changed my philosophy I'm never going to let you pa** me by [Chorus 1][x2] [Chorus 2] [Chorus 1]