I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear

 But I knew that it would come

 An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone

 He said you found someone

 And I thought of all the bad luck, and the

 Struggles we went through

 And how I lost me and you lost you

 What are these voices outside love's open door

 Make us throw off our contentment and beg for something more ?

 I'm learning to live without you now

 But I miss you sometimes

 The more I know, the less I understand

 All the things I thought I knew

 I'm learning again

 I've been tryin' to get down

 To the heart of the matter

 But my will gets weak and my thoughts

 Seem to scatter

 But I think it's about forgiveness

 Forgiveness


 Even if, even if you don't love me anymore

 These times are so uncertain

 There's a yearning undefined...

 People filled with rage

 We all need a little tenderness

 How can love survive in such a graceless age ?


 The trust and self-assurance

 That lead to happiness

 They're the very things we kill, I guess

 Pride and competition

 Cannot fill these empty arms

 And the work I put between us

 Doesn't keep me warm


 I'm learning to live without you now

 But I miss you, baby

 The more I now, the less I understand

 All the things I thought I'd figured out


 I have to learn again

 I've been trying to get down

 To the heart of the matter

 But everything changes

 And my friends seem to scatter

 But I think it's about forgiveness

 Forgiveness

 Even if, even if you don't love me anymore


 There are people in your life

 Who've come and gone

 They let you down and hurt your pride

 Better put it all behind you; life goes on

 You keep carryin' that anger

 It'll eat you up inside


 I've been trying to get down

 To the heart of the matter

 But my will gets weak

 And my thoughts seem to scatter

 But I think it's about forgiveness

 Forgiveness

 Even if, even if you don't love me


 I've been trying to get down

 To the heart of the matter

 Because the flesh will get weak

 And the ashes will scatter

 So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness
 
 Forgiveness

 Even if, even if you don't love me