stories that end (but never really do)

I want one more night,
One more chance to appreciate
How everything was right.
Since then things have broken down
I want to read the book again
And savor every word
Now that I know
And now that I can't
Do it all again.
I want to do it all again
Even though I know how it ends.

If I could have known
I would have shown you
Everything beautiful I saw.
And you would learn it like a law
And you would never leave it behind.
If I could have known
I would have sewn you to myself
And you would never be free.
Something worse for you and me.
So I'll believe it's meant to be
Because I can make it make sense
I'm rationalizing destiny
And I've really learned a lot
So I should be thanking you.
It's because of you that I've gotten here
So thank you for leaving me.
Thank you for hurting me.
Thank you for letting love go.

Maybe we had to go
So we could grow up
And into ourselves,
And one day when we've gotten so far
We'll circle back to each other
And live happily ever after,
Like going home to live with your mother when you're forty
Because she gave birth to you