When you look at me, I don't feel the love I need

Conceiving deceiving thoughts you think that I can't see

The lack of interest, so don't disagree

You're the perfect illustration of what love can't be

And this is what you get when you want to change direction

But start slipping down the alleys on a two-way street



I saw the tire marks drifting from a mile away

But I never deviated—always stayed my course

Because I believed in every little word you said

I turned the headlights on max intensity

But they both burned out

When you slipped down the alleyway



And I never took the time to read

The words written on the wall you put in front of me

Then I got wise to the alibis hiding up your sleeve



And as the tire marks drifted more erratically

I disregarded all those things that you said to me

And when the smoke cleared, I was left in disarray

I saw you for what you were

When you slipped down that alleyway



So look me in the eyes and lie through your teeth

It's all the same; it makes no difference what you say right now

Because I finally realized how

For so long the truth had eluded me

Then I caught you slipping down the alleys on a two-way street



Do what you will

You can't take what you've done back

When you told me that you would never leave

Those words masked your infidelity

And you had it your way



You took what you wanted

I don't need what you've got back

Now that I've seen your true face

So just have it your way

I always knew that it would end this way

It's not a two-way street

It never was a two-way street