Goodbye, Ben

You picked away at me, like you were chasing perfection And I could never get it quite right You lifted me up high, yet I still tasted rejection Like perching on a circus high wire And I'll let you go to find a girl that you can fall in love with Cause Lord knows, it was never gonna be me And though sticks and stones don't break my bones Your words will always hurt me And I've bit back tears too long for you to see So goodbye, Ben You lucky boy, you're free Goodbye, angel, or devil you may be My saving grace And thorn in flesh and fee So goodbye, Ben Thank God it wasn't me You're holding out for love, like an impossible lightning And it never struck, but I waited around Your hands all over me, until the passion was frightening Then burying your heart in the ground And I'll let you give yourself away to someone who will beg you Cause Lord knows it was never gonna be me You're so good at pushing me away, so a broken heart won't break you But I'm shoving off, I'm shipping out to sea So goodbye, Ben You lucky boy, you're free Goodbye, angel, or devil you may be My saving grace And dark admission fee So goodbye, Ben Thank God it wasn't me And I'll let you give yourself away to someone who won't test you Cause Lord knows that was never gonna be me Ben, I know you don't want to work too much You need someone who can't best you But you'll miss my mind before too long, you'll see So goodbye, Ben You lucky boy, you're free Goodbye, angel, or devil you may be My saving grace And damned admission fee So goodbye, Ben Thank God it wasn't Goodbye, Ben You lucky boy, you're free Goodbye, angel, or devil you may be My saving grace And dark admission fee So goodbye, Ben Thank God it wasn't Goodbye, Ben You lucky boy, you're free Goodbye, angel, or devil you may be My saving grace And dark admission fee So goodbye, Ben Thank God it wasn't me It's over now, I'm free From your narcissistic spree And your inconsistency Don't worry, you'll get over me