If Not for Misery

I've done my best to help you understand
 A part of me that wants to take your hand, and pull you close
 To dry your tears, but after all these years
 We need to let it go, it's not the love we used to know
 Oh, listen can't you see
 If not for misery, we'd have nothing left at all
 So hard we try, to make it like before
 Beyond these walls, there must be something more, more than this
 Where love won't die, it's time to say goodbye
 We need to let it go, it's not the love we used to know
 Oh, listen can't you see
 If not for misery, we'd have nothing left at all
 Now it's a game of chutes and ladders
 We only play to win, and nothing else much matters
 Remember this to your own heart be true
 And if you are, your heart will see you through
 We need to let it go, it's not the love we used to know
 Oh, listen can't you see
 If not for misery, we'd have nothing left at all
 We need to let it go, it's not the love we used to know
 Oh, listen can't you see
 If not for misery, we'd have nothing left at all
 Oh why can't you see
 If not for misery, we'd have nothing left at all