Songwriters: Weaver, Brian; Frank, Kevin; Melchiorre Jr., Mark; Lafty, Walt; Perri, Nick; Leiber;Now I'm still standing here  Awkward and unaware  As you scream the topic's closed  Slam down the telephone    But you swear that you still care  Now I'm still standing here  Confused and somewhat drawn  My head's lost but I'm heartstrong    But you said you've been trying to hold on  For, oh, so long  Now I've been thinking that you might  Like to tag along    But you came off so smooth  With all your character flaws  And I'm thinking about you  And every night I fall    Back into no one's arms  How could you leave this way?    Now I'm still standing here  Awkward and unaware  As you scream the topic's closed  Slam down the telephone    But you swear that you still care  Now I'm still standing here  Confused and somewhat drawn  My head's lost but I'm heartstrong  Yeah, I'm heartstrong    And you've been trying to pick me up like a ghost from the past  But you found that it's hard with your blood stained hands  Yeah, it's real hard  To get a firm grip    And every single minute that you think that your heart's too broke  Then your mind kicks in and screams  Let 'em go 'cause I'm torn asunder with no hope  And every night I fall    Back into no one's arms  How could you leave this way?    Now I'm still standing here  Awkward and unaware  As you scream the topic's closed  Slam down the telephone    But you swear that you still care  Now I'm still standing here  Confused and somewhat drawn  My head's lost but I'm heartstrong  Yeah, I'm heartstrong    I just can't stand to see you smile  From a picture frame  And all I wanna do is touch your face  And take you far away, oh, no, no  I'll take you far away    Now I'm still standing here  Awkward and unaware  As you scream the topic's closed  Slam down the telephone    Now I'm still standing here  Awkward and unaware  As you scream the topic's closed  Slam down the telephone    But you swear that you still care  I'm still standing here  Confused and somewhat drawn  My head's lost but I'm heartstrong    But I'm still standing here  Tell me why?  And I'm still standing here  All this time I'm living a lie    And I'm still standing here  Tell me why?  And I'm still standing here  And I'm heartstrong      © NOTTING HILL MUSIC INC;    these lyrics are last corrected by Chris Fernandez