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