[Verse 1: Richard Patrick]
It's the painful pages of your diary
It's the crying eyes you don't want them to see
It's the scab that peels and just won't heal
It's the true you and it's just too real

[Pre-Chorus:]
Hey, it hurts you
Hey, it hurts you

[Chorus:]
Once you leave there's no re-entry
You know that once you leave it's more than an ending
We'll put the pages back in your bruised book
They'll put the pages back with rusty hooks
You know that once you leave, there's no re-entry

[Verse 2:]
There's different stages of your misery
It's wishing yourself out of history
The mystery of you is hard to conceal
It's the true you and it's just too real

[Pre-Chorus:]
Hey, it hurts you
Hey, it hurts you
[Chorus 2:]
Once you leave there's no re-entry
You know that once you leave it's more than an ending
They'll put the pages back into your bruised book
They'll put the pages back with rusty hooks
You know that once you leave, there's no re-entry

[Chorus 2:]
Once you leave there's no re-entry
You know that once you leave it's more than an ending
They'll put the pages back into your bruised book
They'll put the pages back with rusty hooks
You know that once you leave, there's no re-entry