[Verse 1] You said, “Sit down, this might take a minute” Coffee cooling in your hand Every wrinkle in your jacket Looked like maps of where you’ve been You talked about a rusted Chevy How you slept behind the wheel Trading miles for little moments ’Cause that’s the only way to heal [Chorus] Tell me one more time How you made it through the hard years Paint it in your plain words Let me see the joy and the tears Every scar, every small goodbye Turns to gold in the firelight Yeah, you turn your hurt to lines So tell me one more time [Verse 2] You laughed about the night you lost it Every dime you ever saved Then a stranger at a diner Knew your daddy’s middle name You said the world keeps folding stories Into pockets of our days If you don’t sit down and share them They just slowly fade away [Chorus] Tell me one more time How you made it through the hard years Paint it in your plain words Let me see the joy and the tears Every scar, every small goodbye Turns to gold in the firelight Yeah, you turn your hurt to lines So, tell me one more time [Bridge] Maybe I’m just trying to learn How to carry what I’ve done How to leave a little truth For a daughter or a son If I can hold a room With nothing but my voice Maybe all this breaking Starts to sound like choice (oh) [Chorus] So, tell me one more time How you made it through the hard years Paint it in your plain words Let me see the joy and the tears Every scar, every small goodbye Turns to gold in the firelight If I live my life like yours I’ll turn my hurt to lines And tell it one more time
