It’s been three damn months since I saw your face, The unwashed blanket still holds your grace. I told you I ain’t the settlin’ kind, Guess I fooled myself with that line. I was runnin’ wild, you were standin’ still, Tryin’ to love a man who don’t know what he feels. Now I’m sittin’ here with this bottle and guilt, Hopin’ whiskey can fix what I killed. But the burn don’t reach where you used to lay, Wonderin’ how I let you slip away. Chased my freedom down a dead-end road, Lost your heart somewhere I should’ve called home. My friends all say I should let it go, But they don’t hear your name in every song on the radio. And the songs don’t drown the words I didn’t say, I’m learnin’ that the hard way. You were sunlight spillin’ on a Sunday bed, I was midnight smoke and a messed-up head. I remember your hair in the morning light, You said, “love ain’t easy, but it’s right". I still hear your voice in the barroom noise, When the boys talk loud to fill the void. I light one up, let the ashes fall, Pretendin’ I don’t miss you at all. I ain’t who I was, but I ain’t free — Still searchin’ for the better man to be. 'Cause I chased my freedom down a dead-end road, Lost your heart somewhere I should’ve called home. My friends all say I should let it go, But they don’t hear your name in every song on the radio. And the songs don’t drown the words I didn’t say, I’m learnin’ that the hard way. Every sip I take just makes it show, That I’m still that fool you used to know. Maybe it’s time I face what I’ve done, Quit runnin’ from the man I’ve become. Chased my freedom down a dead-end road, Lost your heart somewhere I should’ve called home. My friends all say I should let it go, But they don’t hear your name in every song on the radio. And the songs don’t drown the words I didn’t say, I’m learnin’ that the hard way. Yes I’m learnin’ that the hard way.
