You Can Miss Me With That

Mmm... yeah...

I been listenin', baby...

And I heard you clear.

You come knockin' on my door real late,

Same old stories, same old fate.

Say you changed, say you new,

But your words don't match what you do.

I gave you time, I gave you truth,

Gave you love in my Sunday shoes.

But every time I tried to believe,

You showed me reasons to leave.

I ain't mad, I ain't bitter,

Ain't raisin' my voice to be heard.

I just learned to read between

Them pretty, empty words.

You can miss me with that

That talk that don't line up right.

You can miss me with that

That love that disappear at night.

I want somethin' honest, somethin' true and intact...

So baby, yeah - you can miss me with that.

I seen love built on shaky ground,

Fall apart when the truth come 'round.

I ain't perfect, I won't pretend,

But I won't break myself just to bend.

You say I'm wrong for standin' tall,

Sayin' "love don't work that way at all."

But if lovin' mean losin' me,

Then baby, that ain't love to me.

You can miss me with that

That half-heart tryin' to stay.

You can miss me with that

That tomorrow that never show today.

I gave you my best, I won't take it back...

But now you can miss me with that.

Ooooh...

I prayed about it...

I cried about it...

Then I learned

love don't beg...

*("mmm... yeah...")

I wish you peace, I wish you well,

But I done escaped that lonely spell.

I won't stand small, I won't pretend,

Just to lose myself in how this end.

If you come correct, I'll listen close,

But I know the truth when I hear it most.

'Til you ready to give your heart intact...

Baby, you can miss me with that.

You can miss me with that

I'm choosin' love that don't hurt.