Verse 1:
How many times have I come to you
How many times have you taken me in
How have you never quite realized
That this will be nothing more than what it's been
Why is it that I return to the scene of the crime
Though there's nothing I need
Between the moments that linger before us
Haven't you wondered why I always leave
Chorus:
Let me
Be who I am
Let me
Leave while I can
You know love don't find
This sort of man
So just let me leave
{- progression 4x}
While I can
Verse 2:
How many times have I come to you
Bleeding and broken and under attack
How can you look in my eyes and my heart
And not see that there's something I lack
Why is it that I'm as bad as I am
/
But I know that you'll never believe
Why do you still love me
When all I have done is to lie and deceive
Chorus 2:
Let me
Be who I am
Let me
Leave while I can
You know love don't find
This sort of man
Bridge:
Can't give you what you need
And I'm so tired that I can't breathe
And I don't know if you can see,
/
But my ship is goin' down
And I tried my best to be a man
So I set you free while I still can
Cause I can't seem to change who I am
Chorus 3:
So just let me
Be who I am
Oh, oh, let me
Leave while I can
C#m /E /E /D# /C# {carry walk-down into next line}
You know love don't find
/ /
This sort of man
So just let me
E Bm {vamp on the E- Bm progression till end}
Leave while I can