Yes ringtone on your mobile phone

couples gather on the street 

no way they notice me 

but i watch them walk together 

and it reminds me 

of nights when everyone was gone 

and i ended up alone 

nights that were unsafe to hope for anything 


lately i have noticed that so much 

is not what i imagined it'd be. 

when the harder times come calling on us 

we'll know if we're gonna need 


(chorus) 

promises 

don't promise me 

say yes 

say no or yes 

but don't promise 


for all the reasons not to try 

i can't forget the times 

i swore that if i finally knew 

the answers to my prayers those nights 

when it came time to decide i'd just know 

and i would be ready 


lately i have noticed that so much 

is not what i'd imagined it'd be 

when the harder times come calling on us 

we'll know if we're gonna need