Pull the trigger, blank I'd figured Put it to me, dead Lay down your guns Cut me from ear to ear Eye for an eye The glass is long gone broken I walk this road alone No thanks to you Lay your guns down let me die (why won't you just let me die)

You are the only exception When I was younger I saw my daddy cry And curse at the wind He broke his own heart As I watched As he tried to re-assemble it And my momma swore She would never let herself forget

And I'd relive all the years I've cried with every stumbled step That led to you and got me here, right here And I wouldn't change a thing I'd walk right back through the rain Back to every broken heart On the day that it was breakin' And be thankful for

I was never enough for you Was whatever you wanted me to But you took that from me, yeah I should have known, I should've known Don't waste my time My legs are weary but I still walk My hands are sore and broken but I still clutch My heart is jaded but I

Pay attention to the cracked streets And the broken homes Some call it slums Some call it nice I want to take you through A wasteland I like to call my home Welcome to paradise Dear mother It makes me wonder why I'm still here

What are we doin' love What are we gonna tell all our friends You don't have to like someone to love someone That rule was made to be broken But if we have to say goodbye to a life we've gotten used to We're like summer and winter We're not one bit alike

You, are, the only exception But, you, are, the only exception When I was younger I saw my daddy cry And cursed at the wind He broke his own heart And I watched As he tried to re-assemble it And my momma swore

Too many broken promises Too many Trail of Tears Too many times you were left cold For oh so many years Too many times you walked away And was made to feel ashamed And though you only tried to give You were often blamed How can this world be so dark

'Cause of you, my chains were broken You were there with your arms wide open I was young Almighty bueno Once I was young Now I'm older, yeah Unchanging love, more than a blessing If it wasn't for your love How I woulda make it through ooh

Our love was made to rule the world Forget forever You came and broke the perfect girl Forget you ever You left me wanting what we were Knew my name, my name, my name, my name I told, I told, I told myself again I'm never running back on what I said