Sometimes you just have to face facts. Sometimes no matter how much you wish something could be, it simply isn't ever going to be. Sometimes regardless of how hard you try or how much work you put into something, it's never going to be enough to make it happen.
I'm thinking a bit of Hillary here, but this is a lesson I'm sure we've all had to learn at some point in our own lives. For you and me it's more than likely been on a less grand scale, of course, but no less significant or disappointing.
Beck--"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" mp3 off Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Soundtrack (buy)
Aaron Stout--"Story of My Life" mp3 off Queens Live in Caskets (buy)
The Alarm--"Absolute Reality" mp3 off Standards (buy)