I Didn't Mean (To Run Him Away)

(album: Whatever I Say Means I Love You - 1975)

I didn't mean to run him away
I didn't mean
Lord knows it breaks his heart not for anything
I didn't mean to mess up our lives
And I still can't believe I ran him away

If you see this boy I left crying
If you see this boy I left trying
To get over one of the dumbest things I've ever done
Tell him I didn't mean to hurt him
Like he said only I could

Tell him that I still love him so
If you see this boy looking lonely
Like he's lost his one and only
The one I looked for so long
Then like a fool let him go

Tell him that I'm sorry
And if he'll only come on back to me
Tell him I wouldn't ever hurt him again

And I didn't mean to run him away
I didn't mean
Lord knows to break his heart not for anything
I didn't mean to mess up our lives
And I still can't believe I ran him away
The best part of me I ran him away

If you see this boy
Tell him I love him
If you see this boy
Tell him I need him
And if he cares at all
To come on back and save my life

Tell him it would be such a shame
To let our love go down the drain
And that everyone you know makes mistakes
And I didn't mean to run him away...
I didn't mean to run him away...