I messed up and sent the idea to both Bob Clay and Ronnie Jeffrey, and then somehow didn’t notice that we were separately writing the same song. This is Bob’s version. Here is Ronnie’s.

Tell me some happy stories
Cause it’s not that way for me
I like those happy endings
But they just aren’t meant to be

I miss skies full of sunshine
Cause I’ve been out in the rain
I miss all my yesterdays
Now each day brings me more pain

Chorus:
I try to tell myself
That you’ll come crawling back
But that is just a lie
It ain’t gonna be like that
I try hard to pretend
Things aren’t as bad as this
But deep inside I know
That just ain’t how it is

When I see pictures of us
Things look a whole lot clearer
How could I trade those smiles
For the frown in my mirror

You tried so hard to love me
But I took more than I gave
If I’d been a better man
Maybe you would have stayed

Bridge:
I’ve got to face the hard cold facts
And stop kidding myself
The arms that are holding you now
Belong to someone else
You needed love I didn’t give
And there can be no doubt
I’ve got no one to blame but me
For the shape I’m in now

Chorus:
I try to tell myself
That you’ll come crawling back
But that is just a lie
It ain’t gonna be like that
I try hard to pretend
Things aren’t as bad as this
But deep inside I know
That just ain’t how it is

© Kent Newsome Bob Clay