He tore out the pages
one by one
They went in the fire
when he was done
Watching the paper
burn was fun
while it lasted
He found her diary in the drawer
Promised he'd read
one page no more
But a part of him was sure
he'd read past it
He saw a name he recognized
He saw the truth
with his own eyes
How a restless heart
can find brand new love
She never really said goodbye
Two hundred pages
told him why
And he cried cover to cover
Sometimes they lock them
with a key
Serves him right hers
would have to be
In a place that's guaranteed
he would find it
He watched them meet
on page fifteen
Describing a man he'd never seen
Her heart going back and forth
between aware and blinded
You know it could
mean a broken heart
He was a fool to even start
But with every page he reads
he turns another
In her own hand now
leather bound
He just could not put it down
So he cried cover to cover
Yes he cried cover to cover