He used to send her flowers   To apologise   To apologise   He used to say how sorry he was   And he'd flash his smile   He'd flash his smile      And always she'd forgive him   'Cause he'd mean it for a while   And then he'd send her flowers   To apologise   To apologise      It wasn't that he meant her harm   I realise   I realise   It's just that life had taken him   By surprise   By surprise      At times he knew he'd failed her    At times he really tried   When times were worst, he did his best   To compromise   To compromise      I told her once he'd break her heart   But that wasn't true   That wasn't true   'Cause broken things can be repaired   And held onto   Held onto      But her heart had been shattered   The pieces lay inside   In fragments much too tiny   To recognise   To recognise      I look now at the weariness   That lies in his eyes   In his eyes   And who am I to lay the blame?   Or criticize?   Or criticize?      He's sorry that he's living   He's sorry he's alive   He's sorry of the need    To apologise   To apologise      He's sorry of the need    To apologise   To apologise