When the Hurt Comes

When the hurt comes

You close your eyes

As if to drown out the pain

You're losing a piece of your soul

And you fight like a fool

To find it again

And turn out the lights, greet coldest of nights

The darkness holds you like a distant lover

When the hurt digs in that far

You scramble for who you are

Too scared to be alone, too scared to find another

I watched you grow

When as a wide eyed smiling girl

You thought all the world was beautiful

I watched you as you dance

So full of life, so full of chance

And hoped for you, I could be suitable

I watched you through the years

Watched your childhood disappear

My love so strong in me

You were nineteen when you touched me

And my whole life rushed on by

Making love to you

Left me suspended in the air

Your first time your silence told me

You were scared

Three years fly by

They share love's highs

And suffer through love's lows

There was so much he did wrong

But he was too weak to know

The tables have turned now

It's her turn to grow

And she says, "No, I just can't tell you

It's easier to lie"

And I screamed, "Tell me have you slept with him?"

She answered when she cried

When the hurt comes

You can't block it

You can't hide

I can't chain you so I'll let you go

If you find out all you need to know

You could come back

You could give me one more try

When the hurt comes

You close your eyes

As if to drown out the pain

You're losing a piece of your soul

And you fight like a fool

To find it again

Well God, let me find her again