It is nothing I'd hoped for

Here's a sample of the words I can't bear
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo
I never asked you to stay around here
I simply wanted to love you

England, rowboats, Bailey the dog
I avoid Central Park, I can’t stand
The catch in my heart, my mind in a fog
As lovers walk by hand in hand

Talking, that’s all I ever asked
A single step away from the edge
Instead I received the back of your hand
And your gun-toting boyfriend’s sarcasm