What I Did for the Moment

How long did I wait

Before I turned around

Did I have to leave a note

To let you know I held my ground

I was making something of myself

But you could never see

How hard it was to fail that big

And still believe in me

Pride is driving fast on cracking ice

Desperation’s knowing that you can’t afford the price

Try to get it right and you run out of time instead

Waking up alone in someone else’s unmade bed

You wouldn’t believe

How far I’d go to try and make believe

That you were finally starting to believe

That I saw you and you were seeing me

And at that moment, it felt right

And at that moment, I was wild

I had twice my grandma’s wisdom

And I felt just like a child

At that moment, I was who

I always thought that I could be

And you wouldn’t believe

What I did for the moment

The clock tells you a fairy tale

Your face says something else

You don’t remember who you were

But you remember how you felt

You got all the troubles in the world

So why not write a song

And the one person who loves you

Turns out to be all wrong

You wouldn’t believe

What it took to make myself believe

That you were never ever gonna leave

And I thought you would end up here with me

And in the moment, it was fine
And in the moment, it was good
I was trying like a fool
And doing what I could

At that moment, I was who

I always thought that I could be

And you wouldn’t believe

What I did for the moment

But the moment's in the ground
Before you get the chance to grieve
And you bury it with everything
You thought that you believed

You're left with just a memory
Of a time that never was
And you realize that passion
Can sometimes masquerade as love

And for a moment, you're in charge
And for a moment, you're not lost
And you can pay off all your love notes
And not worry 'bout the cost

At that moment, you pass by
All the places you never got to see
And you can't believe
What you did for the moment