He came from somewhere back in her long ago 
The sentimental fool don't see 
Tryin' hard to recreate 
What had yet to be created once in her life 

She musters a smile 
For his nostalgic tale 
Never coming near what he wanted to say 
Only to realize 
It never really was 

She had a place in his life 
He never made her think twice 
As he rises to her apology 
Anybody else would surely know 
He's watching her go 

But what a fool believes he sees 
No wise man has the power to reason away 
What seems to be 
Is always better than nothing 
And nothing at all keeps sending him... 

Somewhere back in her long ago 
Where he can still believe there's a place in her life 
Someday, somewhere, she will return 

She had a place in his life 
He never made her think twice 
As he rises to her apology 
Anybody else would surely know 
He's watching her go 

But what a fool believes he sees 
No wise man has the power to reason away 
What seems to be 
Is always better than nothing 
There's nothing at all