Tattooed Tears

[Verse 1]

You should know that you don't kick if you don't have to

All’s fair in love and war, I know, don't get me wrong

But if you listen to your heart, it may mislead you

Lord, I should know; I have felt lost for so long

[Pre-Chorus]

You had me go from what I thought was sliding carefully

To seriously slipping out of control

[Chorus]

But I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

It’s not like a movie when we kiss

There’ll never be no music when we kiss

And I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

Convenient, ah, convenient

[Verse 2]

I hear her whisper, "All I want is to want nothing"

The room is dark, and I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m asleep

She says, "It just don't make no sense. Why can't it work out in my head?

Why I can't be happy—there's definitely reasons I should be”

[Pre-Chorus]

She says that "I, for one, will not be held

Responsible for someone else"

I gotta go

[Chorus]

But I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

It’s not like a movie when we kiss

There’ll never be no music when we kiss

And I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

Convenient, ah, convenient

[Bridge]

Let’s talk about how it felt on my shoulders

As it came pouring out my ears

Let’s talk about the face of our love

And how it might look with the addition of tattooed tears

Let’s talk about the torn-up skin on my fingers

Right where it meets my fingernails

Let’s talk about how what you call "sliding carefully"

Is seriously slipping out of control

[Chorus]

But I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

It’s not like a movie when we kiss

There’ll never be no music when we kiss

And I’m gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

Convenient, ah, convenient