"Never Wanted It This Way" lyrics

I tried to make you stay

I'm living with a ghost,
Her memory I miss most
I am the lighthouse burning every night
With no ship in sight
A poison kiss so divine,
God I'd pray for the stars to align
This is the only life I've known:
Heartbroken and alone

Just lock me up and throw away the key
I don't want to live my life in misery, misery

I never wanted
I never wanted it to be this way
And I never thought you'd walk away
And I never thought you'd walk away
I tried to make you stay
I tried to
Tried to make you, tried to make you stay

So cast my body out to sea
Erase my existence from history
I don't want to live in misery
This is the end of you and me

I pray for rebirth as you flood the earth
Wash away this agony, my chest won't beat again

I never wanted
I never wanted it to be this way
And I never thought you'd walk away
And I never thought you'd walk away
I tried to make you stay
I tried to
Tried to make you, tried to make you stay

I've grown tired and drained going through the motions
You're slowly killing me
I hear the siren's songs that play with my emotions
So here, my heart rests at the bottom of the ocean

I'm better off on my own
I won't take you back
After everything we've been through
I won't take you back
This time I'm walking away from you

I'm walking away from you