Someone Else's Story

Long ago,
In someone else's lifetime
Someone with my name
Who looked a lot like me
Came to know
A man and made a promise
He only had to say
And that's where she would be
Lately although the feelings
Run just as deep, the promise she made
Has grown impossible to keep
And yet I wish it wasn't so
Will he miss me if I go?

In a way,
It's someone else's story
I don't see myself
As taking part at all
Yesterday,
A girl that I was fond of
Finally could see
The writing on the wall
Sadly, she realized she'd left him behind
And sadder than that
She knew he wouldn't even mind
And though there's nothing left to say
Would he listen if I stay?

It's all very well to say
You fool it's now or never
I could be choosing
No choices whatsoever.

I could be in someone else's story
In someone else's life
And he could be in mine
I don't see a reason to be lonely
I could take my chances
Further down the line
And if that girl I know
Should ask my advice
Oh I wouldn't hesitate she
Needn't ask me twice
Go now!
I'd tell him that for free
Trouble is, the girl is me
The story is, the girl is me.