absence makes the heart grow fonder... or forgetful

There's a car that passes here
every day and it looks just like yours
there's a man that i see
on the street and he looks just like you
then the radio plays and all the songs
sound like ours but theyre not
they all just keep on their way

if absence makes the heart grow fonder
then why is it so hard to remember?

There's someone here who's nothing like you
and he looks my way when you're not around
the way i wish you would sometimes
and he smells nothing like the way you do
so i hold my breath until my cheeks turn blue
it's hurting us to be so far from you

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
but it's got nothing to do with life
nothing to do with love
so how do you face the truth
when it's staring you down from all sides
over your shoulder, on the left, on the right
which way is our next move?

the distance between us
it isn't just miles and it's getting farther
the longer we stay
it's turbulent and this only gets harder
we'll follow our hearts
to the end of the world but life gets in the way
it slows us down and holds us up
and baby it's okay. baby, it's okay.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
but it's got nothing to do with life
nothing to do with love
so how do you face the truth
when it's staring you down from all sides
over your shoulder, on the left, on the right
it's make a step or fold

baby it'll be okay
some things are more important than us
maybe it won't be tonight
but we'll be together when the finish line comes
it'll be alright
some things are more important than us.

<3