Released: November 20, 2007
Songwriter: Ryan Tedder Tim Myers
Producer: Greg Wells
[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, and strokes of everything
That I need just to make it, but I can see that
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord knows I failed you time and again
But you and me are 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 and my ship
Has run aground
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord knows I'll fail you time and again
But you and me are alright, yeah
[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
[Bridge]
Every single day that I can breathe
You change my philosophy
I’m never gonna let you pass me by
[Chorus 1]
So don’t say your goodbyes
You know it’s better that way
We won’t break, we won’t die
It's just a moment of change, yeah
So don'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, yeah
[Chorus 1]
So don’t say our goodbyes
You know it’s better
We won’t break, we won’t die
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, and strokes of everything
That I need just to make it, but I can see that
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord knows I failed you time and again
But you and me are 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 and my ship
Has run aground
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord knows I'll fail you time and again
But you and me are alright, yeah
[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
[Bridge]
Every single day that I can breathe
You change my philosophy
I’m never gonna let you pass me by
[Chorus 1]
So don’t say your goodbyes
You know it’s better that way
We won’t break, we won’t die
It's just a moment of change, yeah
So don'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, yeah
[Chorus 1]
So don’t say our goodbyes
You know it’s better
We won’t break, we won’t die
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