So you think you're in the middle of the ocean

Stranded on an island of your own?

Or stuck on the top of a mountain,

Either way you're gonna say you're all alone.



And I hesitate to say that you're a liar

I never tell the truth myself. 

But I tried to chase you down and I got tired

So I'm leaving you to be with someone else.



'Cause you never wanna hook up in the middle

And I'd meet you there to talk if you would show

But you answer every question with a riddle

And refuse to even choose to let me go.



It used to be I'd tell you all my secrets

Giving you the credit you deserved

I guess you didn't care to lose or keep it

And we never quite connected from the first.



And I wish I had a way to make it better

To rearrange the world and make you smile.

But it's dumb to even think I had that power

And we haven't been that close in a while.



(guitar solo)



And I don't even wanna try to name it

Explain it for the one who couldn't care

'Cause all that matters is the way you choose to frame it...



I hesitate to say that you're a liar

I never tell the truth myself.

But I tried to chase you down and I got tired

So I'm leaving you to be with someone else.



'Cause you never wanna hook up in the middle

And I'd meet you there to talk if you would show.

But you answer every question with a riddle

And refuse to even choose to let me go.