Been readin' your letters, been wanting you near;

The words on the paper tell why that can't be;

But it's the words between the lines that I'm feeling deep inside

And we tell each other it's better this way.

 

Remember the first time--the dress that you wore?

Remember the last time--you stopped at the door;

We try to keep those times alive; how long will they survive?

And we tell each other it's better this way.

 

'GUESS WE'VE GOT IT GOOD;

'Guess we've got it better than we really should;

'GUESS WE'VE GOT IT GOOD;

If 'good' is bein' a thousand miles apart

Then tell me darlin': how is it good for our hearts?

 

These times might be easy if we didn't care;

If I could forget you, the love that we shared;

But it's a part of who we are--we can't run very far;

So we tell each other it's better this way?

 

(Chorus)