stuck thinking bout it, driving on the freeway
wondering if i really tried everything i could
and not knowing if i should try a little harder
and i confess that i'm only holding on by a thin thin thread
the words that you needed so bad
and i'm kicking the dirty cuz i never gave you
the things that you needed to have
i'm so sad. sad.
just sitting here trying not to look back
still looking at the road we never drove on
wondering if the one we chose was the right one
and i confess that i'm only holding on by a thin thin thread
the words that you needed so bad
and i'm kicking the dirty cuz i never gave you
the things that you needed to have
i'm so sad. sad.
i'm so sad, so sad.
and i confess that i'm only holding on by a thin thin thread
the words that you needed so bad
and i'm kicking the dirty cuz i never gave you
the things that you needed to have
i'm so sad. so sad.
This piano ballad finds a heartbroken Adam Levine scared that the relationship is ending. He sings of his personal anguish and regret for being such a jerk. "And I confess that I'm only holding on by a thin, thin thread, I'm so sad," Levine croons. The vocalist penned the song with James Valentine, which was just one of four credits on Overexposed for Levine's usual co-writer and lead guitarist.
I think this song is about breaking up with someone and wondering if you made the right choice. You miss them, and you're pretending to be okay, but you're not. You're holding onto a thin thread, and it takes everything in you not to run back to that person. You start to have doubts of finding someone like that again, and thinking about what could've been if you stayed with that person. But in the end you made your choice.