Ain't no reason running after something already gone
He was already infinitely less important to her than she was to him. She didn't take their relationship seriously- and how could she, knowing his track record- but she was everything to him. His link to his fast-fading past, but the key to what could be a brighter future. Laurel knew not of the hold she had on him, but Tommy felt it, and he felt too the moment she wavered. He knew she'd soon be lost to him.
Take off your leavin' dress
Let's do what we do best
I guess everybody's got their way of moving on
As much as he tried to push the idea out of his head he couldn't help but feel like he was just a holding cell until Ollie returned. At first he'd felt it as a deep connection the two shared- a bond of loss and hurt that brought them closer together, to share in comforting each other- but once Ollie returned he felt a sharp tinge that he'd always been just a stand in in the tortured woman's life. He knew it was ridiculous, there was no way Laurel could've known Ollie was still alive when they'd first gotten together, but he couldn't ignore the facts.
Girl rest your head one more time in my bed
Love me like you loved me when you loved me
And you didn't have to try
The worst part of it all was that it was tainting Ollie's return. No matter how much of him was ecstatic over his brother's return from the dead, there was still a guilty part of him that was jealous of the effect his return was having on Laurel. Their relationship had been going so well, but now the brunette was simply going through the motions- slipping away from him with every passing moment, every fleeting glance at Ollie.
Let's lay down tonight
And kiss tomorrow goodbye
He supposed he'd have to settle for just being with her just physically- since emotionally seemed out of the question, and he wasn't quite ready to give her up all together yet. He didn't know how long he'd have with her at all though, soon, he knew, she'd kiss him goodbye.