innocent bystander
haole © 1999
Fancy us meeting here together
Knowing what is past and behind
Is there anything we can talk about,
Without bringing the past alive?
Am I a fool for thinking like this?
When you look at me what do you see?
A freak, a creep, I am not one that can be loved.
But I'll be an innocent bystander
Wishing you'd smile at me again
Mouthing small talk gets us nowhere
When did you last think of me?
If I could I'd erase the years and take you there
But I see all my world gone/in black
Knowing that you turned from me
And I weep for all the useless love
That I've thrown at your guilty feet
But I'll be an innocent bystander
Wishing you'd smile at me
Though I know you'll never be with me
Still I know I'd give my dignity
For a kiss, a kiss, my kingdom for a kiss