I didn't want to write you back You'd read too much into all that, I'd say We must take care not to give ourselves away And I'd been giving it all away As if it were easy to find some kind of footing in a world on fire I turned my back to grab a breath of air When I turned back around, you weren't there We must take care not to give ourselves away And I'd been giving it all away As if it were easy to find some footing in a world on fire I turned my back to realign And when I came back up for air We must take care not to give ourselves away And I'd been giving it all away I'm sorry, friend I I saw you I I saw you