She's gone out of her way To keep him a place in time He's holding on with the grip of a titan And she has made up her mind She's gone, it's a shame He couldn't convince her to stay I called your name in a crowd full of strangers I saw you with my own aim The look in your eyes has me tongue tied And I tried to move you, but I'm stuck to the ground I didn't mean to be hanging around I didn't think that I was getting you down We tried to get ourselves together We built a fire, we just couldn't handle the flares Spent the night in search for something better We'd cry, but that's no way to handle affairs But that's no way to handle affairs Take me back in your arms I'm dying to feel your embrace He's holding on by the tips of his fingers She says she needs more space Take me back to the days When we swore that violets were blue My mind is racing and my heart's on fire She's loving somebody new ♪ We tried to get ourselves together We built a fire, we just couldn't handle the flares Spent the night in search for something better We'd cry, but that's no way to handle affairs But that's no way to handle affairs We Tried We build a fire Spent the night We'd Cry, but that's no way to handle affairs That's no way to handle affairs That's no way to handle affairs That's no way to handle affairs Affairs