It's not my intention to keep you here forever

But I'll see you on your birthday when you're getting older

And I'll be at your wedding

That could have been me you're kissing

And isn't this the perfect time to tell you all how I feel?

I'll shorten my speech and say that I'm not sorry

You're always a burden

You're sad this is working

You're always a burden

This is my recital - just a little too late

Yeah yeah

I spent too much time thinking of what to say

And not saying what I think

It's time to vent

Time to get this off my chest

I think it's time to speak my mind now

Open my mouth and let this go

But you don't wanna hear what I think

So I'll stick to what I know

I've got a reputation to protect

And another to destroy

So this is my last chance to break you

Before you go on your own

This is my recital - just a little too late

Yeah yeah

I spent too much time thinking of what to say

And not saying what I think

It's time to vent

Time to get this off my chest

I think about this all the time

If I could find the words to rhyme

I'd tell about our destined future

In unconventional sentence structure

Blinded by the foresight and the fact that we were never right

This is not the end of us but it's the end of this discussion

This is my recital - just a little too late

Yeah yeah

These hors d'oeuvres taste like regret

As I stare from across the room

At you in our white dress that accentuates your breasts

Watching as you talk and mingle with your guests

Cuz that could have been me

That could have been me

That could have been me that you're standing there with

Giving awkward hugs to relatives you didn't know existed

This watered-down in expensive crystal stemware

Seems odd and out of place, quite like me

Cuz I'm not up there with you

Reciting vows and saying, 'I do."

That should have been me you're kissing