I wasn't ready for the avalanche when we let things slide   I'd always hoped that we would have the chance at least to say we tried   So I went siftin' though my old mistakes on the day you left   And I decided to forgive myself the heart can only take so much regret      You're all I'm achin' for and yet   I don't want this pain no more and yet   My heart won't lock that door   I wasn't ready for the avalanche      I wasn't ready for the words you chose when you said goodbye   Or just how suddenly the roads could close between your life and mine   So I went lookin' for the reasons why and I got so lost   And I decided I would have to try to live without your love at any cost      You're all I'm achin' for and yet   I don't want this pain no more and yet   My heart won't lock that door   And I wasn't ready for the avalanche      You're all I'm achin' for and yet   I don't want this pain no more I can't get   My heart won't lock that door   And I wasn't ready for the avalanche      Ooo ooo   Ooo ooo   Ooo ooo   Ooo ooo