You should know

You should know, that plane letter you gave to me
I opened it five minutes after a got it which was
three whole days before I stepped on a plane

You should know, that message you left on my answering machine
I listened to it over and over and over
and over again until I wore out the tape

I am impatient, I am impulsive
I am reckless, I am wild at heart
I follow no other star but my own

I am stupid, I am selfish
I am reaching but I am falling
I just thought that you should know

You should know, that time I was late picking you up
it was cause I was driving around with my non-flat tire
looking for the perfect flowers to bring to your door

You should know, that scary movie that I made you take me to
I had already seen it four times and I wasn't really scared
but I still held on to you like I was
I'm unreliable, I'm unrealistic
I am honest but I'll tell you a lie
I do everything in my own time

I am receptive, I am perceptive
I am calling but I am not listening
I just thought that you should know

You should know, that I was always faithful
to you though I lied and said I wasn't
when I found out that you hadn't been the whole time

You should know, that picture we had taken of us
the last time we were together I still
sleep with it under my pillow everynight
and I kiss it and say goodnight
like it was you and you were there
though you're not, no you're not

I have been cut, but I have been healing
I was wounded but I'll fly again
for the fog has finally lifted

I gave you my heart and you gave me back nothing
Though at the time I was too weak to tell you
But there's so much that you never knew

I gave you my soul you gave me back nothing
Not that I still want anything from you
I just thought that you should know

You should know