I sat by the phone today
Waiting for you to call so I
Could pick it up and say hello to you
And you would say hello to me
Just like my dreams
Is there a reason why you're gone
I didn't mean to be so wrong
I tried so hard to be the best that I could be
But still it seems
I always end up alone

Is there something inside me that I don't see
Is there something wrong here with the way I love

Down, you can't hold me down
Cause when no one is around
I won't be standing here
Just waiting for you to come back home again
Down, you can't hold me down
Because I finally understand
That what you did is
Not so bad in fact it's better for me

Did I not give you enough room
Was I overtaking you
And did my love for you just blind me from
What I was doing wrong
I never meant you harm
Or was I not good enough for you
Is that the reason why we're through
Was I not half the man you thought that I would be
But now you see
Is that why you leave me
Is that why you leave me

Is there something inside me that I don't see
Is there something wrong here with the way I love

Down, you can't hold me down
Cause when no one is around
I won't be standing here
Just waiting for you to come back home again
Down, you cant hold me down
Because I finally understand
That what you did is
Not so bad in fact it's better for me

And Lord knows I try
To bring back my dreams
Cause I held onto yours for so long that I couldn't hold my own

Down, you can't hold me down
Cause when no one is around
I won't be standing here
Just waiting for you to come back home again
Down, you cant hold me down
Because I finally understand
That what you did is
Not so bad in fact it's better for me