Like a real-life movie
With no second takes
We acted out scenes
I didn't know were fake
You played your part
You gave all I could take
In a blinding last scene
You made your escape
The times when I held you
Close to my heart
We swore to each other
We never would part
They're not part of the movie
Of your life no more
They lie gathering dust
On the cutting room floor
Dreams filled with joy
In the longest dark night
Just melted away
In the first morning light
Lord knows I tried
I could do no more
Our love went to die
On the cutting room floor
You played your part
You gave all I could take
In a blinding last scene
You made your escape
Lord knows I tried
I could do no more
Our love went to die
On the cutting room floor