Let the Anger Leave the Room

[Intro — clean guitar plays Holler Side-Step] [Verse 1 — Bubba solo] I sat down with my memories like old men on a porch Every one had an opinion, every one had brought a torch Till I noticed all that arguing was happening in me And the fire I kept protecting wouldn't let my own heart breathe [Chorus] Let the anger leave the room You don't have to send it flowers You don't have to make a home For a hurt that took your hours I can wish a soul some mercy And let yesterday be through God, teach these hands to open Let the anger leave the room [Verse 2] I can't change another person, can't rewrite a mother's tears Can't turn back the clock and live again those long and restless years But I can quit rehearsing all the words I wish I'd said And leave that empty argument for quietness instead [Chorus] Let the anger leave the room You don't have to send it flowers You don't have to make a home For a hurt that took your hours I can wish a soul some mercy And let yesterday be through God, teach these hands to open Let the anger leave the room [Harmonica instrumental — G6 G13sus4 C9 Cm6 G6, pause on Cm6] [Bridge — stripped piano, male solo] I don't call the wrong thing right I just won't carry it tonight There's a better song to sing When I loosen everything [Final chorus — male solo, rich organ] Let the anger leave the room And let the morning have its hour There is peace I cannot purchase There is grace I cannot prove I can love without pretending What was broken never bruised God, keep this heart wide open Let the anger leave the room [End]