I knew before it started this August would be a hard one
Late summer love sprung up between us
Didn't last through the seasons

I'm broken hearted, I'm disappointed
It was still beautiful
Took myself out to dinner
and cried about you on the way home

Used to wear my sadness like a choker
Yeah, it had me by the throat
Tonight I feel I'm draped in it
Like a loose garment, I just let it flow

I could come up with reasons
I didn't love you well enough
Shooting a second arrow
Into the hole where the first was

We've paid in pain, now we'll keep the change
The blame is for the birds (blame is for the birds)
I'll break it up into pieces
and feed it to them by the river

Used to wear my sadness like a choker
Yeah, it had me by the throat
Tonight I feel I'm draped in it
Like a loose garment, I just let it flow