No Surprise

(And I hope.. and I hope..)

I've practiced this for hours, gone round and round

And now I think that I've got it all down

And as I say it louder, I love how it sounds

'Cause I'm not taking the easy way out

Not wrappin' this in ribbons

Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise. I won't be here tomorrow

I can't believe that I stayed 'til today

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

It came out like a river, once I let it out

When I thought that I wouldn't know how

Held onto it forever, just pushing it down

It felt so good to let go of it now

Not wrapping this in ribbons

Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise. I won't be here tomorrow

I can't believe that I stayed 'til today

There's nothing here in this heart left to borrow

There's nothing here in this soul left to save

Don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow

God knows we tried to find an easier way

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

Our favorite place we used to go

The warm embrace that no one knows

The lovin' look that's left your eyes

That's why this comes as no, as no surprise

If I could see the future and how this plays out

I bet it's better than where we are now

But after going through this

It's easier to see the reason why

It's no surprise.. I won't be here tomorrow

I can't believe that I stayed 'til today (stayed 'til today)

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

The kiss goodnight, it comes with me

Both wrong and right, our memories (our memories)

The whispering before we sleep,

Just one more thing that you can't keep (you can't keep)

Our favorite place we used to go

The warm embrace that no one knows

The lovin' look that's left your eyes

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

(And I hope, and I hope, and I hope, and I hope, and I hope.)