couples gather on the street
no way they notice me
but i watch them walk together
and it reminds me
of nights when everyone was gone
and i ended up alone
nights that were unsafe to hope for anything

lately i have noticed that so much
is not what i imagined it'd be.
when the harder times come calling on us
we'll know if we're gonna need

chorus:
promises
don't promise me
say yes
say no or yes
but don't promise

for all the reasons not to try
i can't forget the times
i swore that if i finally knew
the answers to my prayers those nights
when it came time to decide i'd just know
and i would be ready

lately i have noticed that so much
is not what i'd imagined it'd be
when the harder times come calling on us
we'll know if we're gonna need