Explain It to My Heart

<br>I understand theres no future for us here<br><br>Guess I fooled myself into thinking there was<br><br>Now youve made it clear<br><br>Itll never be right<br><br>Guess we knew it all along<br><br>Now weve got to say good-bye and Ive got to be strong<br><br>So tell me one more time how its better for the both of us<br><br>Tell me one more time how well hurt each other if we stay<br><br>Tell me one more time then darling theres just one more thing<br><br>Before you walk away<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>Explain it to my heart<br><br>Its better that were over now<br><br>Tell me one more time this is the way that its supposed to be<br><br>Tell me that Im better off without you<br><br>How its better to forget about you<br><br>Darling I understand<br><br>Now wont you please explain it to my heart<br><br><br><br>Now if I try I can see the reasons why<br><br>Why we cant stay together and I might convince my mind<br><br>But its breaking my heart to know Ive got to let you go<br><br>To find that I must leave behind the only love Ive known<br><br>Well I can tell myself that I never really needed you<br><br>I can tell myself that its better just to say good-bye<br><br>I can tell myself a thousand lies<br><br>But tell me now<br><br>Tell me how do i<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>Say that Ill be better<br><br>If we dont stay together<br><br>Say that Ill be better off free<br><br>But dont say it to me<br><br>Explain it to my heart...