Before the War Begins

[Verse 1] As the ripples of our love ring out In the summer of another drought I cool my fingers in the kitchen sink Breathe in, breathe out Breathe in, breathe out He was sinking, a midnight freak We hit the bars hard, drinking in the middle of the week And I would shiver when he stroked my ear Down to my cheek, down to my cheek [Chorus] And he could never deliver What he promised to me I'll take what's mine and you take yours That's the only way it's gonna be Whatever you want, whatever you need It's on me [Verse 2] After that I guess the hate set in Dirty looks like I've been soaked in sin What's the liver when you choose to leave? With your life in tact Before a war begins [Chorus] Bullet holes through the walls where we call home And that fire black oven that's overgrown Bombs shatter rattles with the sound of the rain Before it washed away, before it washed away