[Verse 1]
I saw the long row of bluebells
I saw the foxglove and the nightshade
I saw the cool garden and I thought a while about
How I'd been waiting for you since the second grade

[Pre-Chorus 1]
The flowers made the air boil
The boiling air made me think of you a while

[Chorus]
I did not come here to suffer
I did not come here to suffer

[Verse 2]
I heard the ducks all quacking
I saw the sunshine on the lake
I saw you standing near the water
And wondered how long I'd be paying for one dumb mistake

[Pre-Chorus 2]
The sight of you was really something else
But I don't know what that something else was

[Chorus]
I did not come here to suffer
I did not come here to suffer