I could've sworn you'd never leave me
I could'a been your one and only
I could'a sworn you'd never walk out on me
what do you want me to be?
I could'a sworn you'd always need me
I could've sworn you'd never let me go
and all the things you never told me
and all the times I let you scold me
I would'a sworn that high and mighty way

patience made me whole but I don't understand today
how I'm a victim to the mantle of my quiet gentle way
I could offer you salvation but you'd fritter it away

I could'a sworn I made you happy
I could'a been your true love always
I could'a sworn you'd never want me to leave
what would you have me believe?
I could'a sworn you'd always hold me
I could'a sworn you'd always be with me
and all the lies you knew you sold me
and all the ways I let you mould me
I would'a sworn until my dying day

...I could offer you forgiveness but you'd throw it all away
and I'm tired of false emotion from my lying former friend