"Clementine" lyrics
You can keep all the my things that you stole
How gracious of you for leaving this hole
You called to tell me that you never meant me any harm
That ship had sailed, when I had found you swimming deep in his arms
Well, I don't hate you for the things that you had said on that call
I just hate the fact that I can't seem to hate you at all
My favorite memories have always been with you as the star
I love you, Clementine
I wish I could forget who you are
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
You always said that you wish roses never died
That's why the books you read have petals tucked inside
I guess "forever" only means until "goodbye"
Now, I'm the death to mark the start of your new life
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
I wrote down all the reasons why you left
I saved some ink on all the promises you kept
They say the deepest wounds will leave the biggest scars
I love you, Clementine
I wish I could forget who you are
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
And I scratch, and I climb, but I'm stuck at the base of your mountain called "Good Enough"
And I hope that one day I'll find peace, if I forget you, like you did me
How gracious of you for leaving this hole
You called to tell me that you never meant me any harm
That ship had sailed, when I had found you swimming deep in his arms
Well, I don't hate you for the things that you had said on that call
I just hate the fact that I can't seem to hate you at all
My favorite memories have always been with you as the star
I love you, Clementine
I wish I could forget who you are
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
You always said that you wish roses never died
That's why the books you read have petals tucked inside
I guess "forever" only means until "goodbye"
Now, I'm the death to mark the start of your new life
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
I wrote down all the reasons why you left
I saved some ink on all the promises you kept
They say the deepest wounds will leave the biggest scars
I love you, Clementine
I wish I could forget who you are
'Cause you took more from me than you gained
Like you stole an old cheap wedding ring
Off the hands of the old lover waiting in cold for the hearse to take her love away
And I bend, and I break and I bleed
It should hurt, but I don't feel a thing
'Cause the heart that I had's beating down in your back pocket waiting to die on his sheets
And I scratch, and I climb, but I'm stuck at the base of your mountain called "Good Enough"
And I hope that one day I'll find peace, if I forget you, like you did me
