Please Refrain

Late last night you came a-knockin' On my bedroom door Told me that you'd spent time thinkin' About what we were before Admitted to your dumb mistakes Said "i will do whatever it takes" And i just stood there, eyes all wide Contemplating letting you inside You said "All i know is that i've got no place to go And i'm stuck out in the cold" I said "i don't know. no i don't know If i should believe it Just cause you told me so" Cause i have felt the painful sting Of love and loss and other things But lately i've been feeling numb Cause i have chosen to play dumb To love and loss and other things Got them all wrapped up in the reins And they won't bother me no more Cause i have closed and locked my door Late last night while you were talkin' On the threshold of my home You told me you were growing tired Of feeling so alone Asked if we could just be friends Or even if we could just pretend And i just stood there, eyes all wide Said, "honey, that's what i have tried And tried and tried and tried and tried to do But back then it depended all on you And you ignored me Like you always seem to do" You said "All i know is that i've got no place to go And i'm stuck out in the cold" I said "i don't know. no i don't know If i should take you back Just cause you're all alone" Cause i have felt the painful sting Of love and loss and other things But lately i've been feeling numb Cause i have chosen to play dumb To love and loss and other things Got them all wrapped up in the reins And they won't bother me no more Cause i have closed and locked my door Yes, i have felt the painful sting Of love and loss and other things Stop appealing to my sympathies No, i am not the one you need You said "All i know is that i've got no place to go And i'm stuck out in the cold" Well you should have thought of that before You chose to walk right out my door But it was golden summer then The golden sun, it graced your skin Bet you felt wild and free The minute you were leaving me You thought you would be immune To winter's frozen afternoons Or that easily you could outgrow The cold, the ice, the sleet, the snow And pretend it was all a golden glow But you can't do that, honey, i should know Please don't come around my door Please refrain from knockin' more You'll find another place to go But it's not here, you oughta know