Along The Way Album Lyrics by Colbie Caillat

---

Wide Open

I kinda like where this is going
Even if it's not going anywhere
Feelin like the breeze flowing
Sometimes you gotta throw it all up in the air
I kinda like the not knowing
I kinda like it being out of my hands
No, it's not that I don't care
But I just don't care

And I'm wide open
I'm miles from yesterday
The sky opened
And the clouds all rolled away
Like the ocean
I'm learning how to stay
Wide open

We can fall in love together
Even if we fade out, it's alright
I know nothing lasts forever
But right now you're by my side
Seasons always gonna change
And I've changed
Now I'm goin my way
I'm goin my way

And I'm wide open
I'm miles from yesterday
The sky opened
And the clouds all rolled away
Like the ocean
I'm learning how to stay
Wide open

We can fall in love together, mm
Yeah, I know nothing lasts forever
Seasons always gonna change
And I'll change, mm
Just goin my way, my way

And I'm wide open
I'm miles from yesterday
The sky opened
And the clouds all rolled away
Like the ocean
I'm learning how to stay
Wide open

Mm (ooh)
Wide open

---

Pretend

Let's pretend we never broke up
Pretend we didn't do it all wrong
Let's act as if we didn't quit
And when it got hard, we held on
Let's pretend you gave it your all
Pretend I didn't need more
And that we're still sittin' in that countryside kitchen
Red dog sleepin' on the floor

Guess I still got some feelings
Honey, do you feel like dreamin'?

Of that first summer night in the back of your truck
Kissin' in the moonlight, stars above
Dancin' in a field with the radio on
The moment we found our favorite song
Burnin' like a fire that would never go out
Heartache wasn't somethin' we were thinkin' about
That forever kinda feeling that we found back then
It was love, it wasn't pretend

Let's pretend you opened up
Pretend I didn't shut down
'Cause I can't pretend that it don't hurt
And that I don't miss you now

And that first summer night in the back of your truck
Kissin' in the moonlight, stars above
Dancin' in a field with the radio on
The moment we found our favorite song
Burnin' like a fire that would never go out
Heartache wasn't somethin' we were thinkin' about
That forever kinda feeling that we found back then
It was love, it wasn't pretend

(Ooh)
Ooh, yeah
(Ooh)

Do you feel like playin' along?
Like goin' back before you were gone

To that first summer night in the back of your truck
Kissin' in the moonlight, stars above
Dancin' in a field with the radio on
The moment we found our favorite song
Burnin' like a fire that would never go out
Heartache wasn't somethin' we were thinkin' about
That forever kinda feeling that we found back then
It was love, it wasn't pretend

Oh, oh
It was love

It was love, it was love back then
It was love, it was love back then
It was love, it was love back then
It was love
It was love, it was love back then
It was love, it was love back then
It was love, it was love back then
It was love

---

Worth It

There were more good days than bad
More smiles than tears
We were more happy than sad
When we were us, we were fearless
Somewhere along the way
Lovers drifted apart
And even though I didn't stay
You have a place in my heart

I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it
There's still sweetness in the memories
Even after all the hurting
Even after all the long nights
Not quite knowing if it felt right
I wouldn't change a thing
I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it

You'll always be someone I miss
And never would regret
Every touch and every kiss
Were the kind you don't forget
I can't put my finger on it
The reason it didn't work
We didn't do anything wrong
The fire just wouldn't burn

I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it
There's still sweetness in the memories
Even after all the hurting
Even after all the long nights
Not quite knowing if it felt right
I wouldn't change a thing
I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it

Loving you was easy, loving you was nice
But loving you was one side of the life
Leaving was the heartbreak, closing out the door
You blame us for wantin' something more
It wasn't just me I did it for

I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it
There's still sweetness in the memories
Even after all the hurting
Even after all the long nights
Not quite knowing if it felt right
I wouldn't change a thing
I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it

And I know, and I know, and I know
I know it wasn't perfect, perfect, no
I know it wasn't perfect
But loving you was worth it

---

Sometimes You Need a Change

Last night, I said goodbye to you
Made you sad and it hurt me too
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

You said that you would still love me
I said, "There's still so much to see"
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

Wild horses will carry me away
But I know I've gotta leave if I'm coming back someday
I know I'm gonna cry, but it's what I gotta do
It's the rolling stone in me, not the solid rock in you
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

There'll be days you'll be mat at me
At nights, I'll miss you so desperately
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

Wild horses will carry me away
But I know I've gotta leave if I'm coming back someday
I know I'm gonna cry, but it's what I gotta do
It's the gypsy heart in me, not the steady beat in you
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

There's still someone I need to be
I can't know us until I know me
Whoa, sometimes you need a change

---

For Someone

Girl, I must confess
When I got him, he was a mess
But I swear he's making progress all the time, time
He's not there, but he's learning
And I can feel the tables turning
I bet he'll be a better version when he's not mine, mine

It's sad, but it's true
It's just something we do
We teach him how to walk and then he runs, runs
Love's cruel, but it's cool
For me, he might not be the right one
But I made him the right one for someone

(Someone, someone)

I taught him to open up
Not be afraid to give his love
He just needs a little shove and he'll be fine, fine
As crazy as it seems
I took one for the team
Now he's someone's else dream and not mine, mine

It's sad, but it's true
It's just something we do
We teach him how to walk and then he runs, runs
Love's cruel, but it's cool
For me, he might not be the right one
But I made him the right one for someone

I won't be jealous, no, I won't bitter
If I'm out somewhere and I see him with her
'Cause I like to believe
Someone's doing that for me

It's sad, but it's true
It's just something we do
We teach him how to walk and then he runs, runs
Love's cruel, but it's cool
For me, he might not be the right one
But I made him the right one for someone

Someone, someone

---

Meant for Me

If I hadn't met you
The world would still be so small
There'd still be four walls
I wouldn't stand so tall
If I hadn't met you
I wouldn't know love again
Hearts can break and they mend
How things end and begin

I see love for what it was, not what it wasn't
And everything that happens ain't for nothing

You were meant for me to find
Meant for me to touch
Meant for me to learn from
Meant for me to trust
Meant for me to hold
Meant for me to choose
Meant for me to love
And meant for me to lose

If I hadn't met you
I wonder who I'd be
I wouldn't be so afraid
Woulda never met me
If I hadn't met you
Now I wouldn't be so strong
Found the right in the wrong
Learned how to move on

You were meant for me to find
Meant for me to touch
Meant for me to learn from
Meant for me to trust
Meant for me to hold
Meant for me to choose
Meant for me to love
And meant for me to lose

Like a falling star
You wish on 'til it's gone and fades into the dark
We laughed, we cried, we've got no regrets
And all the things you taught me, I won't forget, yeah
Yeah, oh

You were meant for me to find
Meant for me to touch
Meant for me to learn from
Meant for me to trust
Meant for me to hold
Meant for me to choose
Meant for me to love, love, love
Meant for me to lose

(You were meant for me)
(You were meant for me) meant for me to lose
(You were meant for me) oh, meant for me to lose
Meant for me

---

Still Gonna Miss You

I never liked the way you dressed
And drinkin', you were such a mess
You would always change your mind
And wonder why it had me losing mine
But lovin' you was easy
Like a Sunday morning breeze, yeah
And then we started fightin'
Slowly distance turned to silence
Are you lookin' back like I am?

I'm still, gonna still, gonna still
Miss the way you held me all night
I'm still, gonna still, gonna still
Wonder what we coulda done right

I'm still gonna miss you
It's nothing I won't get through
But I'm still gonna miss you
'Cause you're what my heart's used to
I'm still gonna miss you

It started as a love affair
The world was ending, didn't care
'Cause we were on our own time
Was like the summer of '69
It's hard to think that someday
You'll be a stranger in a different place
Thought it was forever
Wish we would've stayed together
Honey, nothin' lasts forever

I'm still gonna miss you
It's nothing I won't get through
But I'm still gonna miss you
'Cause you're what my heart's used to
I'm still gonna miss you
Still, gonna still, gonna still
Miss you

Someday I'll know
That the reason for this heartbreak's beautiful
And I'll let it go

I'm still, gonna still, gonna still
Miss the way you held me all night
I'm still, gonna still, gonna still
Wish we had a little more time

I'm still gonna miss you
It's nothing I won't get through (nothing)
But I'm still gonna miss you (still gonna miss you)
'Cause you're what my heart's used to
Yeah, I know that good things end
Just can't get it through my head (still)
That I'm gonna love again
And I'm not ready to yet (still)
I'm still gonna miss you
Still, gonna still, gonna still
Miss you
Oh
I'm still gonna miss you
Miss you, oh-no

---

I'll Be Here

Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm

Low, when you're feelin' low
And you just don't know where to run to
And broke, if your heart's been broke
And you feel like you're all alone

If you need something to believe in
If you're lookin' for a light to guide you home
Just look inside, your light is shinin' brighter than you know
You should know

I'm never gonna let you down, always gonna build you up
When you're feelin' lost, I will always find you, love
Never gonna walk away, always gonna have your back
And if nothin' else, you can always count on that
When you need me, I will be here
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Laugh, I will make you laugh
If you ever feel like cryin'
Close, I will hold you close
You won't be alone anymore

If you need someone to believe in
If you're reachin' for a hand to guide you home
Just take my hand and I won't let you go
'Cause you should know

I'm never gonna let you down, always gonna build you up
When you're feelin' lost, I will always find you, love
Never gonna walk away, always gonna have your back
And if nothin' else, you can always count on that
When you need me, I will be here
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here

If you need something to believe in
If you feel you've reached the end of the road
Don't be afraid, I'll always guide you home
You should know

I'm never gonna let you down, I'm always gonna build you up
When you're feelin' lost, I will always find you, love
I'm never gonna walk away, always gonna have your back
And if nothin' else, you can always count on that
When you need me, I will be here
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, ooh
I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, I'll be here, oh

Mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm, mm

---

Buying Time

When do you say goodbye
To something that meant so much?
How long do lovers try
'Til they give in and just give up?
I don't wanna be first
But I know what we need to say
It's right on the tip of our tongues
'Til we kiss it way

We know it's in the cards
Something's gonna break
The letting go gets harder, babe
The longer that we wait
I wish love could be enough
To keep living alive
But let's not talk about it now
If only for tonight
It don't matter what it costs
Let's keep buying time
Buying time

Pour us a little wine
Leave all the lights down low
Let's hold on a little longer
Like we don't know

But we know it's in the cards
Something's gonna break
The letting go gets harder, babe
The longer that we wait
I wish love could be enough
To keep living alive
But let's not talk about it now
If only for tonight
It don't matter what it costs
Let's keep buying time

Take me by the hand
Let's slow it down with this slow dance
Hold on, long as we can

But we know it's in the cards
Something's gonna break
The letting go gets harder, babe
The longer that we wait
I wish love could be enough
To keep living alive
But let's not talk about it now
If only for tonight
It don't matter what it costs
Let's keep buying time
Buying time

Buying time
Let's keep buying time

---

Blue

Eyes blue
Just like the rain
Blue like the ocean
Blue like a cloudless sky on a sunny day
Our love
Was burning that blue flame
Blue the like ocean
Blue like the color of my heartbreak

I wish you still loved me right
The hours and the days go by
And my tears fall blue
Baby, after all this mess
I wish that I could love you best
Oh, but I still fall for you

Blue

I've been
Turning up blind eyes
Painting all of those red flags green
Pretending I didn't know exactly what they mean
Our time was short but sweet
Nights you would hold me while I'd sleep
We'd be staring in love nightly

I wish you still loved me right
The hours and the days go by (days go by)
And my tears fall blue
Baby, after all this mess
I wish that I could love you best (love you best)
Oh, but I still fall for you

Blue
Blue

Do you think of me at all?
One look at me, would you still fall? (Would you still fall?)
'Cause I still fall (still fall)
Oh, I still fall (I still fall)

I wish your love still felt right
But it's fading out with the light
And my tears fall blue
I wonder who you gonna love next
But when I'm not, I love you best
Oh, but I still fall for you

(I still fall, I still fall, I still fall)
My tears fall
(I still fall, I still fall)
Blue
(I still fall, I still fall, I still fall)
My tears fall
(I still fall, my tears fall)
Still fall for you

Blue
Blue

---

Two Birds

Two birds, floating in the deep blue sea
Miles gone, forgot we could spread our wings
Drifted apart, but I know we tried to hold on
Started at the shore, long ago, safe in your arms

Roll with the high and the low tides
Lost in the stars and the night sky
You'll find your way by moonlight
I'll find mine by sunshine

I'll love you wherever you go
Wherever you go
I'll love you wherever you go
Ooh-ooh

You'll be living out west, where the flowers grow on an open road
I'll be living down south with an open heart to the unknown
And it feels like
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we

I'll love you wherever you go
Wherever you go
I'll love you wherever you go
Ooh-ooh

Two birds, singing from across the seas
Sweet songs of love, and when to fly free

Roll with the high and the low tides
Lost in the stars and the night sky
You'll find your way by moon light
I'll find mine by sunshine

I'll love you wherever you go
Wherever you go
I'll love you wherever you go
Ooh-ooh
I'll love you wherever you go
Wherever you go
I'll love you wherever you go
Ooh-ooh

And it sounds like
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we, um-da-da-da, um-da-da-da
Ooh-we

---

Old and New

Sitting up on that wall
The stories, they say it all
Pictures of my three dogs
And a ten-year love now gone
Candles burning
Rumours record on
Mom and dad always
Sing along

Living by a quote that goes
"She designed a life she loved"
Looking back, I will know
It's something that I'm sure of
From California
Where the sun shines through
Now in tennessee and
Missing you

Times, they'll be changing
With the seasons as they do
Life is always what you make it
It's okay to miss the past while wanting something new
Looking on or looking back, love the old and new

Now I'm just thirty-five
And I'm still shy
Alone for the very first time
And I'll be just fine, enjoying the ride
Love where I'm going
And where I've been
Learned from my sister and
My three best friends

Times, they'll be changing
With the seasons as they do
Life is always what you make it
It's okay to miss the past while wanting something new
Looking on or looking back, love the old and new

Dreams may end up fading
Maybe some of them come true
Life will lead you if you let it
Letting go of what you planned, space for something new
Times, they'll be changing
With the seasons as they do
Life is always what you make it
It's okay to miss the past while wanting something new
Looking on or looking back, love the old and new

Ooh (ooh)
Ooh (ooh)
Love the old and new, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, love the old and new

---

The Other Side

Sticks and stones are flying
Clouds above are crying
And you're just tryin' to find a little peace
You playing truth or dare now
I know you're feeling scared now
The darkness makes it hard for you to see

The other side
The other side
The other side of breaking
Something that is waiting
On the other side

Nothing lasts forever
This trouble's like a father
The wind will come and blow it all away
When it's getting hard to carry on
They're tied around you so strong
Hold tight and just drive away

To the other side
The other side
The other side of breaking
Something that is waiting
On the other side

Hold on, hold on
It's gonna be okay
Hold on, hold on
It's gonna be okay
Hold on, hold on
It's gonna be okay
Hold on, hold on
It's gonna be okay, yeah

On the other side
The other side
The other side of breaking (the other side of breaking)
Something that is waiting (something that is waiting)
On the other side
The other side
The other side
The other side of breaking
Something that is waiting
On the other side
On the other side
On the other side