don't pretend you like what i am doing   i don't care if you're ten steps ahead of me   listen to me you must know what i'm thinking   yeah it probably seems like i was deserting you   but you've gotta understand   that's not what i want to do      i'll give you all the space i'm willing to hold my breath   i can't stand the thought of settleing for less   after all this i'll be left with a giant mess   but there's not way i'll let this get away   or settle for less      i can see from here that this may take a while   but it's probably worth the wait   so i'll grin and bear it with a smile   i never meant to cause you all this pain   but you've gotta understand   that's not what i'm trying to do