To Me

When a thought like a truck came crashing down the gate

I held my hands up and I said, "Wait!"

And I turned my head and caught the full light

Of the headlights, moonbeams, high beams bright

Am I stopped, or can I run?

Can I stay, and can I fight?

Am I lost? Have I won?

Will I sleep well tonight?

And I reach down deep in the dirt of me

And I fling off the muck, and I sweat-soak the sheets

I am not the person you thought that you would hear

When you turned on the radio and I caught your ear

I can be mean, I can be bold

I am a woman growing old

And all the losses punch a gut when the storm winds blow

Why can't you be nice to me?

I love you endlessly

Everybody has regrets, everybody gets upset

Everybody is a mess, everybody isn't yet

The person that they thought they'd be

Am I disappointing me?

Why can't you be nice to me?

I love you endlessly