There's No Easy Way

I held her close to me

'Cause I know she breaks so easily

But then I told her

But I knew no matter how I tried to console her

'Cause she'd do the best she could

But there are times the best is no damn good

And no matter how hard you try to be kind

There's always still a part of you you leave behind

When it falls apart

There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

I lied and told her she'd be fine

Though we both knew it was just a line

I had to do it

'Cause I said anything to help me get through it

Then she reached out for my hand

And her simple touch was more than I could stand

And if I had to turn away

'Cause I knew

All the hurt that she was feeling I was feeling too

When it falls apart

There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

She could have gotten angry

And made me feel like a guilty child

But I realized that never was her style

I wanted her to hurt me

And not treat me like a friend

I wanted her to say that we'd someday

I'd be crawling on my knees and ask her back again

But she acted like a lady till the end

Oh what a lady

I thought that she'd break down

But she smiled at me and never made a sound

And I guess she understood in her way

'Cause her silence told me everything she could not say

When it falls apart

Well there's just no easy way

There's just no easy way

There's no easy way to break somebody's heart