Stop To Breathe

You must be alive 'cause you cashed the check
So if you don't mind
Indulge me while I find a way to tell you
I think we both know how it's gonna be
You'll go running away
And surely I'll come chasing after

Well I'm not gonna fall for the same old tricks
You try to play on me, Carrie
So cry yourself to sleep, Carrie
We tried to keep the peace
But it got out of our hands before we
Could stop to breathe

Seven months before I heard a thing
Then I see the ring I gave you
In a Third Street pawn-shop window
Later on that year, you strike again
Standing at my front door asking
For some T-shirt you think I borrowed

Is there any way to take the high road
When down is where it leads, Carrie
Stop fighting endlessly, Carrie
We tried to keep the peace
But it got out of our hands before we
Could stop to breathe

Some people say distance makes the heart grow fonder
But repetition will leave a heart frosted over
Carrie, this time the ice isn't breaking

Carrie
Drop your weapons and retreat, Carrie
I'm not the enemy
And you're a question mark
When an answer's what I need, Carrie
So we'll leave it incomplete, Carrie
We tried to keep the peace
But it got out of our hands before we
Could stop to breathe