So Sorry, I Said.

if this is a ghetto, i'm in it with you
if it's just a prison, then i'm locked in it too
i tried to leave you, but after all that i had said
i went to pieces, when i should've shouted and screamed instead
so sorry, i said

your powers of persuation, those quizzical eyes
have tired and tied me with innocent guile
i would have walked out, but after all the tears i've shed
i should have stalked out gone and painted the town bright red, but instead
so sorry, i said

how tough it gets, don't talk to me about it
to pay off your debts, i worked on overtime
and you say you never believed in luck

if you need a reason, consider me mad
and old retainer, loyal and sad
i bought my freedom, but after all that we had shared
i couldn't leave you, think of all the skins i had to shed, instead
so sorry, i said

so sorry, i said...