We don't seem to talk much anymore It's getting too hard to ignore Silence taking place of words before If I'd only paid attention If I'd only heard the call Even with my good intentions Somehow I still let you fall Well, maybe now you'll have to face the truth Well, the writing's there for us to see Hey, yeah, now, we could be strangers starting anew If you'd only paid attention Instead of waiting for the past, yeah, yeah We had it all in our possession Still we didn't make it last Maybe we could wash it all away Just like footprints in the sand If we could only start all again Find a way then understand If we'd only paid attention There was truth between the lines, yeah We were trying to find perfection Instead of letting love be blind, yeah, yeah Nothing's gonna last forever Let's just live what's gonna be done, yeah, yeah We couldn't see through stunning weather Instead of trying to catch a storm Well, if we'd only paid attention If we'd only paid attention If only, if only, if only If only, if only, if only If we'd only paid attention If we'd only paid attention