After the breakup, I really thought we’d make up
Give her a little time, I’d be on her mind
And suddenly she’d wake up
But today if you listen softly off in the distance
Somewhere across town
You can hear the sound of weddin’ bells ringin’
And there’s birdseed on the concrete and she’s wavin’ goodbye

And they’re drivin’ away, everybody cheerin’ them on
As the taillights fade, yeah she’s really gone
I thought someday that would be me
But now she’s drivin’ away in that limousine
And I’m holdin’ on like a tin can on a string

Somewhere in my mind, I’m the one by her side
In that backseat talkin’ ‘bout the beach, and that honeymoon flight
I play the whole thing out from the kids to the house
To the future that we always dreamed about
But there’s birdseed on the concrete back here in reality

She’s drivin’ away, everybody cheerin’ them on
As the taillights fade, yeah she’s really gone
I thought someday that would be me
But now she’s drivin’ away in that limousine
And I’m holdin’ on like a tin can on a string

I thought someday that would be me
But now she’s drivin’ away in that limousine
And I’m not ready to let go of everything
So I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on like a tin can on a string

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