[Verse 1] There’s a dent in the table From the night you slammed your ring I still see it when I eat here Still feel that hard little sting I swept up after Sunday You left without your coat And I learned the hard truth early Some things you never get to know [Pre-Chorus] I used to wear your leaving Like it lived under my skin Now I set it by the window And let the light come in It don’t vanish, it just changes That’s the only grace I’ve found A little hurt, a little healing A little quieter now [Chorus] I keep going after this Even when it cuts I keep my name with me Even when I’m rough If I bent, I didn’t break If I broke, I got up I keep going after this Even when it cuts [Verse 2] Your boots by the back door Still stand there through the week Like they’re waiting on somebody Who ain’t coming back for me The lilacs by the fence line Keep coming in on time They don’t care who stayed too long They just reach up and climb [Pre-Chorus] I tried to lock the sorrow In the bottom drawer with knives But every board in this old house Knew that hurt was still alive So I let the daylight take it Let it burn off, slow and low Now I walk a little straighter With the cracks all showing through [Chorus] I keep going after this Even when it cuts I keep my name with me Even when I’m rough If I bent, I didn’t break If I broke, I got up I keep going after this Even when it cuts [Bridge] If the whole place goes under I won’t go under too I’ve got milk on the stove now And a life to get me through I’ve buried enough hard winters To know what roots can do They go quiet before they rise, love That’s true for me and you [Final Chorus] I keep going after this Even when it cuts I keep my name with me Even when I’m rough What got taken can still live What got broken can stand up I keep going after this Even when it cuts I keep going after this Even when it cuts
