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