your letter said it was love
that kept you from leaving for so long.
you said that love is a flame that burns
until all the oxygen is gone.
but now the fire is out
and you're suffocating;
world is turning blue.
where there once was an "us" and "we",
ow there's only "me" and "you".
i read it every day.
i know it all by heart.
those are the words that
tore my world apart.
baby, come home tonight because i miss you.
baby, come home tonight.
you know you've been away too long.
why do we always fight?
what are the issues?
why do we always fight?
how come we just can't get along?
we'll hide it inside a box
so i can pretend that it's not real.
and for a while, believe you feel
the same way you used to feel.
and any minute, you'll walk through the door
and throw your arms around my neck.
or maybe it will be ice cold hands
that want to strangle me to death.
but i know what you will be
for halloween this year.
you're going as my girlfriend;
you make it so painfully clear.
baby, come home tonight because i miss you.
baby, come home tonight.
you know you've been away too long.
why do we always fight?
what are the issues?
why do we always fight?
how come we just can't get along?
how come we just can't get along?
how come, how come we just can't get along?
all right, all right.
ohh, because i miss you. [x7]