[Chorus] I put the armor back on, left your picture in the drawer Heart broke me down so bad, I don't feel it anymore Street soldier, back outside, where the rules were carved in stone It was easier to be hard than to face this house alone [Verse 1] Your coffee cup still sits beside the sink at half past ten I reach across the mattress, find the cold side once again You said forever softly, then you packed before the dawn Now every room remembers what I did to make you gone I traded all my honest words for silence and a nod The pavement never asked me why I couldn't trust a heart Back then I knew the price tag, knew the danger, knew the code Now I know a sweeter kind of pain can cut the deepest hole [Chorus] I put the armor back on, left your picture in the drawer Heart broke me down so bad, I don't feel it anymore Street soldier, back outside, where the rules were carved in stone It was easier to be hard than to face this house alone [Verse 2] I pulled the old black jacket from the hook behind the door Found a folded map and change I hadn't touched in years before The corner knows my footsteps, every window knows my name Funny how a wounded man can walk straight back into the flame No promises to carry, no good morning left to lose No one gets to hold me close, no one gets to cut me loose If love is just a battlefield, I know the safer side Keep my pulse beneath the pavement, keep my softer half denied [Bridge] If you see me, don't ask questions Don't remind me who I was I chose the place that never loved me Because it never said it does [Chorus] I put the armor back on, left your picture in the drawer Heart broke me down so bad, I don't feel it anymore Street soldier, back outside, where the rules were carved in stone It was easier to be hard than to face this house alone [Outro] Street soldier, no return Some lessons heal, some lessons burn I lost your love, I found my role Back on the street, guarding my soul
