I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good You had to be a nasty girl and try to play me I could forgive the past, but I never forget it I cheated myself Like I knew I would

I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good You had to be a nasty girl and try to play me I could forgive the past, but I never forget it I cheated myself Like I knew I would

You did your best or did you? Sometimes I think I hate you I'm sorry, dad, for feelin' this I can't believe I'm sayin' it I know you were a troubled man I know you never got the chance To be yourself, to be your best I hope that heaven's given you

If the heavens crumbled down And the days we have are through, I'll drink to you And when the silence is the sound I know the one, I know it too, I'll drink to you I know the one, I know it too, I'll drink to you (I'll drink to you) When everything is

Like I knew I would I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good I cheated myself I cheated myself Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt You say, "Why did you do it with him today?" And sniff me out

The words I hear are of scrambled letters Guess it's been there for years It never let me know I was alright What you wanted was impossible to define What you wanted was a mystery to me It's hard to believe You could be such a disease I can no longer

You didn't know I wasn't free When you fell in love with me And with all your young heart you learned to care It brought you shame and disgrace The world has tumbled in your face 'Cause they call our love a back street affair They say I wrecked your

I said I'm sorry I say I'm sorry Why don't you write me Call me on the phone Send Western Union You can find me home You know I bled you Led you on a lie You say I fooled you

(If you're troubled) you've just gotta let it go (All your hustles ain't for nothing) You've just gotta take it slow (When you need me, baby) all you do is let me know (If you're worried, baby) you've just gotta let it go Dear Lord, can you take it away

Oh why, that's what I keep askin' Was there anything I could have said or done Oh I, had no clue you were masking a troubled soul, God only knows What went wrong, and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song You must've a been in a place so