Words and Music by Dennis Livingston All the songs and pulp romances, movies full of soulful glances, tell us we will find a special person. Someone who will fill our days with laughter, pleasure, all the ways that signify a love is lasting and true. Alas, this person isn’t you. You’re charming and attractive. We look like quite a pair. Living in the moment is enough for an affair. But we have no future if I follow my heart. We’re just better off apart. This may seem so sudden but it’s long overdue. Surely it’s apparent that I’m needing more from you. Now I see my close friends called it right from the start. We’re just better off apart. Of course, so many couples try to work things out. Sometimes that’s for the best. But happily ever after is not what we’re about. When I ask for a commitment, you don’t pass the test. Don’t try to persuade me to stay with what we’ve got. I know at this rainbow’s end I’d find an empty pot. Farewell and good wishes, I’m fin’lly being smart. We’re just better off apart.   © 2006 Hallmark Music Co.   Back to previous page Back to SONGS main page