I thought that you were going to
Come by and have a drink or two
I thought that it was time for you and I to share a rhyme

I found that she'd no longer be
The beauty looking back at me
I found out similarly that in time that none of this will matter

By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken
There's no sense in trying to salvage you and me
By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken

I see that at the battle's end
When everyone's been left for dead
The wounded, they still need a friend to give them hope and feed them bread
I want to know if you and I
Will ever have to say goodbye
I want to be the one to help you get through this tragic disaster

By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken
There's no sense in trying to salvage you and me
By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken

By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken
There's no sense in trying to salvage you and me
By the time you read this
My heart will already be broken