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failureisntfallingdown:

She was crying out my name
Standing in the driveway
Little bare feet
Wearing her cotton dress and I

I still see the rain
Chasing tears down her face
It was back in October
When I said “It’s over” and hid 

Behind the door
Behind the shame of my conviction
Beside myself
Beside some empty pill perscription
Can hear her screaming now

No, baby, don’t
You’re making my heart hurt
Don’t say those words
Take it back
You know you don’t mean that
And you swore when I wore your ring
It meant forever
I’ve got it on, baby
How can you say I lost it?
Oh, you promised

Started crying while I was sleeping
Waking up and reaching out
For a bed as empty
As the heart inside my chest

So I gathered up some pictures
Said I have some things to give her
I let her read a letter 
I had written her to give her on the day we tied the knot

I saw the tears
I saw them fall as she read the part of my growing old
I heard her words
I heard her say “It’ll never work”
And I hit my knees and cried

No, baby, don’t
You’re making my heart hurt
Don’t say those words
Take it back
You know you don’t mean that
And you swore when you wore my ring
It meant forever
You’ve got it on, baby
How can you say you lost it?
Yeah, and you promised

We were different people then
Look at all the hateful things we said
And I’m just as guilty
But girl, that’s no way to be
Take it easy, baby, I’m still broken
Memories enough to tear me wide open
When you see me, girl, you curse my name
Makes me wanna say “No”

No, baby, don’t
You’re making my heart hurt
Don’t say those words
Take it back
You know you don’t mean that
And you know when you wore my ring
We said forever
But you took it off, baby
Safe to say we’re through

No matter what you do
You know I’ll always love you
Well, I have to
Cause I promised…