Excuses
Dave Melillo Lyrics

Sitting in my car
Starting in my car

But we don't drive very far
But we won’t be driving for long

The miles wouldn't make a difference
The distance wouldn’t matter

The words I say
The sentences I spoke before

Cancel out the way you'll think about me from now on
Will certainly affect the way you perceive me from now on

Don't say a word
Don't utter a sound

I know it sounds absurd
I know it’s illogical

But I have a reason to what I've done
But I have a motive for everything I did

The fault is mine
I bear the blame

And that fact haunts my mind
And it torments me

So I will make you take the blame
So I will shift the burden upon you

Somehow you'll take it
Somehow you will be held responsible

Yes you will
I’m confident you will

And I'll blame it on the way
And I’ll pin it on the method

You leave me here for days
You desert me for days

So frequently you say
So often you manage to state

Farewell my friend
Goodbye, my friend

I blame it on the planes
I attribute it to the airplanes

That take you miles away
That carry you away to miles

Ill blame it on the planes
I’ll point fingers at the airplanes

Those goddamn planes
Those damn airplanes

I drive you home
I escort you to your house

And take the longest road
And take the scenic route

And stop at every sign I see
And pause at every road sign

And I keep my speed real slow
And I maintain a sluggish pace

Before you leave
Before you go away

I take one last look
I glance at you for one last time

At something I can never have again, again
At something beyond my reach, once more

The worst part of all of this
The most severe aspect of this entire situation

Is I'm the one who violated all the codes we kept
Is that I’m the one who broke all the promises we made

The whole charade was bitter sweet
The entire pretense was both delightful and painful

Cuz as I was beneath the sheets
Because while I was asleep

I was hoping you would call me
I was wishing you would phone me

Just so I could hear your voice
So I could only listen to your sweet voice

But are you willing to give up those nights
But would you be ready to lose those nights

I spent over your house
I spent at your home

Straight from work
Immediately after work

I weave through traffic
I traverse through the traffic

Just to sleep upon your couch
Just to have a nap on your sofa

And now I feel like I have lost
And now I sense I have forfeited

A precious four years of my life
Four delicate years of my life

You can end without a question
You can terminate without any inquiry

Over something, that so trite
Over something so insignificant

This is the worst mistake I've made
This is the most terrible blunder I’ve committed

And I make thousands every day
And I keep on making thousands of errors every day

If you give this one more shot
If you provide me with one more opportunity

Ill make it up in every way
I’ll compensate in every possible aspect

Ill call you twice I day
I’ll dial your number twice a day

And drive you to the airport
And transport you to the airport

Just so I can watch you leave
Only so I can observe you depart

Even if you're leaving me
Even though you're leaving me