The tale begins in a quaint Texas town
With a gorgeous riverwalk found all around
That I visited once, but couldn’t enjoy
Cause you were all I thought about, it annoyed me

Knowing I was so head over heels for you
Cut to many months later; and we are walking through
A Florida landscape with the sand beneath us
But now the third place we go see exceeds lust

Girl, you could’ve been married in Paris
But you took too many days off; no ferris
Wheels in our future, mended the past with sutures
Rumor has it you’re crying now with no sense of humor

You should’ve laughed sooner, I should’ve left too
Instead of wasting all of that good time on you
So I added it all up and minus’ed you
Cause the sum of all fears is a timeless truth

We could’ve gone down the many streets
That are lined with trees and where lovers meet
Had escapades through the risk and danger
Lived a life so full cause it’s what it’s in my nature

But you just couldn’t wait
Now you’re stuck alone with the decisions you made
And the life you have isn’t really what you wanted
None of it was real, all that happiness you flaunted

Girl, you could’ve been married in Paris
But you took too many days off; no ferris
Wheels in our future, mended the past with sutures
Rumor has it you’re crying now with no sense of humor

You should’ve laughed sooner, I should’ve left too
Instead of wasting all of that good time on you
So I added it all up and minus’ed you
Cause the sum of all fears is a timeless truth

Regret is such a deep, dark emotion
And all I can really say about it
Is that I’m so glad I’m not you right now
And that’s the truth

Girl, you could’ve been married in Paris
But you took too many days off; no ferris
Wheels in our future, mended the past with sutures
Rumor has it you’re crying now with no sense of humor

You should’ve laughed sooner, I should’ve left too
Instead of wasting all of that good time on you
So I added it all up and minus’ed you
Cause the sum of all fears is a timeless truth