The Hurt

I asked my father once

How do you know that girl's the one?

What do you feel as life goes by?

Is it brighter? Am I high?

He said to me, my son

The wind will whisper words of love

The sky is blue and from above

You'll know that's where she came from

You'll know that girl's the one

You'll know, you'll know that girl's the one

Pa, she holds me so tight

You hold me so close, love

But do you know the worst, love?

Tears and car rides hurt, love

Running from our worst selves

Have you felt the pain, love?

And knowing they're not there, love

The other end of your life

Suddenly, the wrong time

Suddenly, alone time

I cried to mother once

I yelled and screamed, my tongue, a gun

That girl, she left me lying here

Dead to rights and nowhere clear

She said to me, my son

Perhaps the man who built it all

Must sit and watch the people flow

Through the door, all alone

You'll know that girl's the one

You'll know, you'll know that girl's the one

Pa, she hold me so tight

You hold me so close, love

But do you know the worst, love?

Tears and car rides hurt, love

Running from our worst selves

Have you felt the pain, love?

And knowing they're not there, love

The other end of your life

Suddenly, the wrong time

Suddenly, alone time

Beauty sees what beauty does

And loves the things that beauty loves

Beauty be my enemy and weapon for the lucky ones

Beauty sees what beauty does

And loves the things that beauty loves

Beauty be my enemy and weapon for the lucky ones

You hold me so close, love

But do you know the worst, love?

Tears and car rides, hurt, love

Running from our worst selves

Have you felt the pain, love?

And knowing they're not there, love

The other end of your life

Suddenly, the wrong time

Suddenly, alone time