[Pinot Grij]

Pam suspected Eric was different, but the changes were subtle
Amid the day to day struggle of remaining a couple
Their relationship crumbled...
underneath the weight of their troubles
See, love is a battlefield, and he wore her name on his knuckles
He was raised in a tumult, born to two unbearable parents
That rooted within him the discordance of their terrible marriage
They'd always argue over dinner, and never cared about Eric
Who, scared and embarrassed, just sat and stared in his carrots
He’d bear the awareness of the effects of their fights
And decided to see their anger as a test of his might
He swore when he was grown, he’d protect what was right...
He'd have respect for his wife for the rest of his life
And when he met Pam… it was plain he was bitten
Shamelessly stricken by how she playfully kissed him
Eric came to be smitten, in a way that was different
Than any other woman he had dated or been with
But they became distant... as he feared they’d begin to
And feared they'd fallen into a cycle he'd already been through
It was simple, he'd simply grown sick of the monotony
Unsure if it was his doing or a symptom of monogamy
He drifted through awfully, hardly paying attention
Felt faced with a sentence... there was no mistaking the tension
Thus came his confession, he sat for a talk with Pam
So he set out to plot the span from when his thoughts began
He was such a cautious man, but this had been building for months
He set to spilling his guts... the pain... the guilt and mistrust
She was filled with disgust, crying, she sobbed “Not this way...
Eric, you’re making a mistake if you let me walk away.”
But he would not be swayed, that's why she left him in tears
And he desperately feared that he’d come to regret this for years
He was bereft it was clear, but he was in search of something stable
Always reminded of that young boy sitting at the supper table
For him, love was painful, and that was all he had known
So even in relationships, he was always alone.