38 Special

I know that I've been gone and it's been far too long
You know you never were the center of my attention
I know I never tried and let the years go by
That's something that I never really care to mention
Yeah
(Chorus)
Cannot give you up, this is not the way
I thought it all would be in the end
Will not give you up, this is not the way
I thought it all would end
I never wanted to bother or burden you, I know
You never should have hurt by my afflictions
I know your mother lied and tried to justify
She never really cared for all of my addictions
Yeah
(Chorus)
I know we both were wrong and I was gone
This is not the way I thought it all would end
I've come to contemplate and now I relate
To what was never said
And all the wrong I did and I apologize
For missing your whole life
The one thing I can't seem to forget
Is never saying goodbye (x4)
Cannot give you up, I know I never tried
This is not the way I thought it should end (x2)