[Intro - lone acoustic, lantern light, pedal steel swell] Oh... [Verse 1] Sittin' on the edge of this bed, head in my hands Bills like a house of cards made of envelopes on the nightstand Watchin' my queen sleep, my whole world in that bed Whisperin' to God, I don't deserve her again Doctor said my heart's tired, and I feel it every day Mirror don't show the man that used to work that way Gave it all to build a house, now that house is gone Truck's gone too, and I don't know where I belong [Pre-Chorus] Now I'm callin' on my sons, they got kids of their own I was supposed to be the rock they stand on Can't hold my woman like I want, these arms too weak So tell me how you still... [Chorus - add pedal steel and light choir] Baby how you love me the same When I can't stand on my own in all this pain You hold your head up high, while I'm holdin' shame A husband's shame, Lord, callin' out your name Give me strength, take away this blame Wash away this hurt, this sin and shame Teach me how to rise again [Verse 2] You see a good man, I see a burden in your way You see forever, I see the bills we can't pay You reach for me at night, I turn and pull away Cause I don't know how to love myself today [Verse 3 - the two jobs verse, country version] I watched you take two jobs, workin' double time Mornin' shift on your feet, diner lights at night Never once threw it up, never blamed me once You just loved me harder when I came undone And I wanna thank you, more than this guitar can play For every tear you hid, for every debt you paid You don't blame me darlin', but the pain still cuts so deep Cause I can't pay you back for lovin' so free [Bridge - drop to just guitar, let vocal crack] Oh Father, look at me right now Tired heart, tired soul, head bowed down If there's still a good man left in me Let me be the man she needs Just one more way to love her right [Final Chorus - big, steel cries, choir lifts] Baby how you love me the same [choir: love you the same] When I can't stand on my own [choir: can't stand alone] You hold your head up high while I'm holdin' this shame Oh Lord, give me strength, take away the blame Heal this heart, take away the shame Teach this broken man to love himself again So I can love you till the end [Outro - whisper, guitar ringing out] My queen... thank you for lovin' me the same...
