not cause i wanted to

well i'm calling you

'cause you deserve to know

you were not the reason that i had to go

late at night in these hotel rooms

i think of all i've lost

and what i put you through

and if i knew the reason

i would tell you why somehow

the feeling slipped away

i only did what i had to do

not cause i wanted to. i've got a guilty heart

and a troubled mind

no matter where i go

they're never far behind

i'd like to think

that you've forgiven me

but forgiveness ain't enough

to wash my conscience clean

oh and if i knew the reason

i would tell you why somehow

the feeling slipped away

i only did what i had to do

not cause i wanted to. i only did what i had to do

not cause i wanted to.