Long were the nights
When my days once
Revolved around you
Counting my footsteps
Praying the floor
Won't fall through again
My mother accused me
Of losing my mind
But I swore I was fine
You paint me a blue sky
And go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game
But you changed the rules every day
Wondering which version of you
I might get on the phone
Tonight well I stopped picking up
And this song is to
Let you know why
Dear John
I see it all now
That you're gone
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
I should've known
Well maybe it's me and
My blind optimism to blame
Maybe it's you and your sick
Need to give love then take it away
And you'll add my name
To your long list of traitors
Who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret
How I ignored when they said
Run as fast as you can
Dear John
I see it all now
That you're gone
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
Dear John
I see it all now it was wrong
Don't you think nineteen
Is too young
To be played by
Your dark twisted games
When I loved you so
I should've known
You are an expert at sorry
And keeping the lines blurry
Never impressed by me
Acing your tests
All the girls that you've run dry
Have tired lifeless eyes
'cause you burned them out
But I took your matches before
Fire could catch me
So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks
Over your sad empty town
Dear John
I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress wrote you a song
You should've known
You should've known
Don't you think I was too young
You should've known