Long were the nights

When my days once revolved around you

Counting my footsteps

Praying the floor won't fall through again

My mother accused me of losing my mind

But I swore I was fine

You paint me a blue sky

And go back and turn it to rain

And I lived in your chess game

But you changed the rules every day

Wondering which version of you

I might get on the phone tonight

Well I stopped picking up

And this song is to let you know why

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I should've known

Well maybe it's me

And my blind optimism to blame

Maybe it's you and your sick need

To give love then take it away

And you'll add my name

To your long list of traitors

Who don't understand

And I'll look back in regret

How I ignored when they said

Run as fast as you can

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

Dear John

I see it all now it was wrong

Don't you think nineteen is too young to be played

By your dark twisted games when I loved you so

I should've known

You are an expert at sorry

And keeping lines blurry

Never impressed by me acing your tests

All the girls that you run dry

Have tired lifeless eyes

Cause you burned them out

But I took your matches

Before fire could catch me

So don't look now

I'm shining like fireworks

Over your sad empty town

Dear John

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress wrote you a song

You should've known

You should've known

Don't you think I was too young

You should've known