The Way It's Always Been

From the day I knew I loved you,
there was something else I knew.
He'd be standing like a wall of stone
between me and you.
And for all the ways I loved you,
that's all the ways he tried
to scare me off and back me down and make me say goodbye.

That's him, my faithful friend
my loyal guardian
making sure that we keep things
the way they've always been

Everywhere we went i knew that he'd be right along
telling me that everything I think is right, is wrong.
And everytime I held you, I knew I'd hear him say,
"Don't you ever get so close, boy, that
you can't walk away."

That's him my lifelong friend,
reminding me again
better keep that distance nice and safe
the way it's always been.

He says "Love is just another word for 'you belong to me',
and everytime they say it, you can hear them turn that key.
By the time you've got it figured out, exactly what they mean, well, you're locked up like a convict
inside someone else's dream."

That's him, my wise old friend
knowing how the story always ends
Telling me the only way is the way it's always been.

I always listened to him, I always thought that he was right
"til I knew I loved you on that windy August night.
And I heard his scream inside me,
"You're breaking all the rules."
But your eyes made him a liar,
and your kiss made him a fool.
So I got tell my friend not to come back here again.
Cause I'd rather have you, baby, than the way it's always been.