Hand on my cheek A gun to my back The wheels fell off And we'd lost track A nod in the mirror A questioning eye Now we pass in the hallway With barely a smile It was never meant to be So easy It was never meant to be Believe me You used to tell me About us and the day When it wouldn't be a struggle When we wouldn't have to wait But memories falter And memories flee See nothing was certain And you were playing for keeps It was never meant to be So easy It was never meant to be Believe me It was never meant to be So easy It was never meant to be Believe me We could have had it All ourselves The way we left it, lazy, crazy Rotten on its shelf I knew you'd stepped out But I kept in time Smiling through the pain I do the dance I toe the line When prayers are answered There's nothing left It seems that our longing Was what kept us in the net It was never meant to be So easy It was never meant to be Believe me It was never meant to be So easy It was never meant to be Believe me