She said, "You want me to know how you feel, but I don't want to so keep it to yourself." I never knew that you could hate me for being so sad I'm still alone, and I'm guessing that that makes you glad You don't wanna know how I feel? Well I guess you should have thought of that before forgetting that I was real But I don't hate you I just really wish I did I would have married you Who am I kidding? We're just kids Pennsylvania is now my least favorite state And when I say it, it tastes just as bad as speaking your name I burned that red bandana that I wore On the night that I pushed our canoe off the shore But I'm not bitter Who am I kidding? I sure as hell am I only just threw away your picture Is this what they call becoming a man? I'm learning to cherish the lonely times The late night drives that no one knows about Cause I won't be able to live like this forever Someday there will be someone who cares That I wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning With no apparent sense of direction The sadness is there, but it's part of my story My life is a Steinbeck novel, and I'm learning not to care My life is a Steinbeck novel, and I'm learning not to care And if it takes sadness to make this book worth reading Well then, I guess that it's worth a shot And if it takes sadness to make this ending worth remembering Well then, I guess that that is fair