Things that Last

More valid than the arguments that you don’t make anymore
More living than the hearts that stopped beating long ago
More honest than a cheating husband coming home late through the back door
More understanding than the ones who claim they know
What it’s like to live inside of these regrets
We hope the only things that last are the things that we forget

More hopeful than you are when you’re disappointed
More caring than a teacher teaching for the test
More humble than someone who’s double-jointed
At a party where you’re the uninvited guest
And off in your own corner, their jokes are just in jest
You hope the only things that last are the things that you forget

More open than a safe that hides away, locked and secure
More giving than those who avoid the bad part of town
More loving than the parents who’ve taught you how to be ignored
More dependable than anyone who’s ever let you down
If an enemy is only a friend you haven’t learned to love yet
It seems the only things that last are the things that we forget
No matter which one stayed or which one left or if you wished we’d never met
Now the only things that truly last are the things that we so easily forget

I want to remember
I want to remember you in colors brighter than sunlight
I want to let go of any hate and just say it’s alright
I want to hold nothing back and tell you that I love you to death
‘Cause the only things that last are the things that we forget
The only things that last are the things that we forget