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Gamer: yes, but i can't help it. i have to stay away from her

[And Aubrey was her name/A not so ordinary name]

Author: you sure? somehow i doubt that's the best solution

[But who's to blame/For a love that wouldn't bloom/For the hearts that never played in tune]

Author: it might be easier if you stood up to the plate

[Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing/Take away the words that rhyme it doesn't mean a thing]

Gamer: i'm doing that now

[And Aubrey was her name]

Gamer: she confronted me about it. not much of a choice there

[We tripped the light and danced together to the moon]

Author: that bites

[But where was June/No it never came around]

Author: how are you holding up?

[If it did it never made a sound]

Author: i mean, i kinda understand what you're experiencing, but             somehow i think this time it's a little different

[Maybe I was absent or was listening too fast/Catching all the words but the meaning going past]

Gamer: i don't know. i sorta expected it, somehow

[But God I miss the girl]

Gamer: but i really had to do it. i had to keep a distance from her, or             i might hurt her

[And I'd go a thousand times around the world just to be closer to her than me]

Author: i'm in a similar situation myself, except it's a little worse             than yours

[And Aubrey was her name]

Author: i can't say that i fully understand, but i appreciate and             empathize with your reasons

[I never knew her, but I loved her just the same/I loved her name]

Gamer: yeah. couldn't see a way out. if i had persisted, things would             probably be worse than they are now

[Wish I had found the way/And the reasons that would make her stay]

Author: somehow, i don't think so. but it doesn't matter what i think             now. all that matters is how you are

[I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest]

Gamer: honestly? i don't know.

[If I can't have the one I want/I'll do without the best]

Author: i understand, dude. trust me, i do.

[But how I miss the girl/And I'd go a million times around the world just to say/She'd been mine for a day]