Wish You Knew

I know there's something in the
Wake of your smile
I get a notion from the look in your eyes
Yeah you've built a love
But that love falls apart
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark
Listen to your heart

I'm face down in the dirt
Someone pick me up
I've hesitated for too long
Now enough is enough
Since we first met, it was on the up and up
She smiled at me and say
"Its nice to see you" and such
Yeah, I thought she was nice
But I had just been hurt
So my heart was like ice
Figured I didn't really want another
Girl in my life
But she seemed a little different and
With her I felt right
So I would see her at parties
And we'd talk for a while
My emotions got stronger
Kept 'em tucked like a file
Suppressed them
It'd always come back with a smile
And I would always question
"What am I gonna do now?"
'Cause it was complicated, but it felt right
I thought I didn't care
But she got me up all night
Thinkin' 'bout how it would be if
She was more in my life
But when it came to her
I was all bark and no bite
So summer ticked by like the hands of a clock
And my heart was screamin', "Yes"
But my mind would say, "Stop"
And school was starting soon
I wouldn't see her a lot
So I never got to tell her
How I felt or my thoughts
I would listen to my heart
But wouldn't let it speak
And now knowin' that I didn't
It's just haunting me
I guess I was blind then, but now I see
That I wish you had have known
What you meant to me preach
I know there's something in the
Wake of your smile
I get a notion from the look in your eyes
Yeah you've built a love
But that love falls apart
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark
Listen to your heart

School broke us up
She wasn't far from my mind
I figured I would see her
It was just a matter of time
Then I could tell her how I felt
Just unload my mind
Winter break was starting soon
I figured perfect time
Everybody got together just to celebrate
That we could put away our
Books and the Paper Mate
I start to look around the room and thought
"She must be late"
I saw her friend and joked
"She really gonna make me wait?"
Then the mood changed quick
She sat down on a stool and said
"You must not have heard what
Happened up at school?"
She was talkin' to this dude and
He was kind of a tool
He was drunk and drove her home
She broke her number one rule
I guess she never made it home
But ended up in a lake
Because this douche was too drunk
And didn't hit his brakes
Swerved off of the road
"I thought you went to her wake?"
I could imagine how you feel right now
My heart still aches
The worst thing is this dude
Treated her like shit
Made her get into the car at
The crack of his whip
I know she really didn't want to
But her choices were slim
I always liked you two together
But I never liked him
I would listen to my heart
But wouldn't let it speak
And now knowin' that I didn't
It's just haunting me
I guess I was blind then, but now I see
That I wish you had have known
What you meant to me preach
I know there's something in the
Wake of your smile
I get a notion from the look in your eyes
Yeah you've built a love
But that love falls apart
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark
Listen to your heart

I'm face down in the dirt
Someone pick me up
I've hesitated for too long
Now enough is enough
Since we first met, it was on the up and up
She smiled at me and say
"Its nice to see you" and such
Yeah, I thought she was nice
But I had just been hurt
So my heart was like ice
Figured I didn't really want another
Girl in my life
But she seemed a little different and
With her I felt right