Sitting here in a hotel room Waking up in the afternoon It's November 22nd so I've heard We just talked twelve hours ago But now I'm halfway through New Mexico And I'm selling out our story for a dime
These words are all I have to give you Tell me and I'll be just what you want
This is not a choice that I'm making My life is all I have to give up
I recall our last conversation Late last night in College Station Now Texas seems like a promise I can't keep I told you I'd be home by Thankgiving But if I can't tell you what I'm feeling When I show up it's not really me
These words are all I have to give you And baby, I am wrong for what I've done My heart once was yours for the taking But my life is all I have to give up My life is all I have to give up
I recall like yesterday, the zydeco and the trumpets played And we danced all night long in New Orleans As I pulled you close to me You said don't let go but now I see That there's nothing left for us to go back to
These lies are all I have to give up My life is all I have to give up
So as I say my last goodbyes in a letter that is hard to write I think of all the things that I never said Like I'm sorry for all of the lies And never seeing all the times You kept me holding on to what we had
This life is all I have to give you Tell me and I'll be just what you want This is not a choice that I'm making These words are all I have to give up My life is all I have to give up