The Handcuffs Missed My Wrists

[Verse 1] Forgive me, God, for I have sinned Tonight I should have been behind bars Miracles happen, or luck wore thin I walked away under midnight stars Thankful the cuffs didn't click on my wrists For the fire that burned in my hands and fists [Chorus] And I'm standing here breathing, shocked I'm still free Carrying the weight of what just had to be He stepped in the space that belongs to my life Lying through teeth, standing between me and my wife I only wanted to protect her, to keep her secure To love her and shield her from all that's impure [Verse 2] I pulled him right in, let him know where I stood Held onto his throat like a drowning man would He stumbled and bled when he hit the cold ground While she tried to pull me away from the sound And she hurt her own hand in the frantic embrace Trying to save him from falling from grace [Bridge] He's poison, he's ruin, he's shadow and lies With cocaine and alcohol blinding her eyes She's choosing the wreckage, she's walking away And it tears up my heart more than words ever say God knows I just wanted to be her provider Her lover, her keeper, her shield and her rider [Chorus] And I'm standing here breathing, shocked I'm still free Carrying the weight of what just had to be He stepped in the space that belongs to my life Lying through teeth, standing between me and my wife I only wanted to protect her, to keep her secure To love her and shield her from all that's impure [Outro] Forgive me, God... The handcuffs missed my wrists tonight She's choosing him over me And it hurts so deep... Amen.