i used to wait for you to come around

you know i was born lonely

you took the only love i'd ever found

and gave it to another

i don't want to let you go

but by now i ought'a know

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to lie and wonder what you do

and who you do it for

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to know that someone holds the one

that all my love was for you know

i can't afford that feeling anymore

it's funny that you chose to call today

and tell me that you love me

i thought i'd finally

put those thoughts away

and left the past behind me

while in my mind i can see

just how good it used to be

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to lie and wonder what you do

and who you do it for

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to know that someone holds the one

that all my love was for you know

i can't afford that feeling anymore

now i know why lonely people do

anything the night has asked them to

making love to strangers in regret

because it helps them to forget

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to lie and wonder what you do

and who you do it for

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to know that someone holds the one

that all my love was for you know

i can't afford that feeling

i can't afford that feeling anymore

to lie and wonder what you do