A simple argument changed a lifetime
One minute before I made my decision
Everything seemed sublime
The perfect situation
A dream so intense I could feel sentiments
I thought never existed til I felt 'em
I planned my escape while she was showering
While I was watching the 2004 World Hockey Championship
Canada's yellow jersey looked horrible
I wasn't following the game
Thinking 'bout making my way out untraceable
Called a cab right after she left for work
Then picked up all my clothes in the closet from the hangers
Packed my suitcase fast then took 300 dollars in her wallet
Hidden in a cushion in case something bad happened
All I had in mind was leave before it was too late
I had things to take care of back home
Let's say they weren't too safe
I remember the ride talking to the taxi driver
Thinking I shoulda went back up and forget what I was doing
Cause we lived on the 10th floor of a building in Virginia
And downstairs I hesitated before closing the door
But when it locked up on me I had no choice but to move on with my plan
Though I was already having regrets
I got scared of what was coming
She was gonna graduate from GW
But the future didn't look so great
We were gonna move to her parents in Philadelphia
I was going bankrupt and I had no legal papers on myself
I thought I was gonna leave for a while and fix things up
And later come back with my green card from the north
I still wonder why I didn't say a word back then
About what the fuck was really going on in my head
I guess it was too much for me to handle at the moment
I chose to make the mistake of totally remaining silent
All I remember is seeing the Washington Monument
Thinking I might never ever be able to see it again
That's when what I was doing really hit me
Cause then I can only recall being in New York City
The level of stress inside of me was insane
I thought I was just never gonna make it back with my whole brain
When my brother picked me up at the bus stop in Montreal
He told me Lauren was mad and had been already calling
It was like what 6 or 7 am
And she kept leaving messages asking where was her boyfriend
He was lost as much as she was pissed off