The Beauty in Brugges

She wants something I just can't offer her
She seeks something I just can't give
A romance that's really a dead end
A friendship that can't ever live.
Just fleeting moments on this whirlwind
Whispers darting in the dark
Tomorrow I'm gone from this life again
Tomorrow this light's lost its spark.

I feel bad for denying her the moment
Feel bad for denying her the time
Part of me wants to be with her
But I know my decision's right.

What she wants will hurt her
What she wants will bring her down
What I have to offer her
Is gone when I leave this town.

Moments forgotten in memory
Tomorrow remembered in dream
Just a touch of deja vu
Already now must I leave.
A conversation I swear I've had before
A sight I've already seen
This traveler in time feels lost again
Is reality what it seems?
Am I stuck in a cave somewhere
Watching shadows flit on the walls
Signs of life but not quite real
Reflections of mirrors in a hall.

What she wants will hurt her
What she wants will bring her down
What I have to offer her
Is gone when I leave this town.