For Taking the Trouble

[Verse 1]

For taking the trouble

For hanging on and tryin'

You've been working through the rubble of a shattered mind

[Chorus]

Yeah baby, tell me why

The tears are falling from your eye

Tears of laughter, tears of grief

Are they the tears of a captured thief?

[Verse 2]

You thought that you were home free

Thought you had her well in hand

But there were things about her you didn't understand

[Chorus]

Yeah baby, tell me how

You're gonna keep your promise now?

To live your life without regret

And make it work with what you get

[Bridge]

You didn't then, but now you know

When she began to lie

You really should have let her go

[Verse 3]

You're learnin' how to talk about it

You're learnin' how to bend

It's like you're learnin' how to walk all over again

[Chorus]

Yeah baby, tell me who

You're gonna give your lovin' to?

The one who catches every eye

Or the one you set your compass by

[Bridge]

You set it by her soulful smile

The fire in her eye

The way she goes that extra mile

The love you wanted this to be

Is somewhere down the line

You'll find her eventually

[Outro]

Your grandma and her grandma

Sittin' 'round heaven discussin' the law

Lovin' that girl was not your crime

Livin' without her gonna take some time

Lovin' that girl next thing you knew

You'd turned away from the thing you do

Lovin' that girl, you couldn't see

Livin' without her gonna make you free