Momma told me to be careful
Don't just give away my heart
Keep my secrets to myself
Hold my tenderness apart
But then no one counted on you... least of all me
You took everything I had
And everything I used to be
The older I get the less I seem to know
Who I even am and how everything is supposed to go
There were so many signs but I saw none of 'em
Cause there are no lessons
And this isn't one of 'em
I paid my dues till I was broke
Tried every scrip to fix my life
It's like trying to take the edge off
With the dull side of the knife
But if you hit the bottom there might be a lower floor
It takes everything you have to get back
Where you were before and
Are we doomed to just repeat
Until we're brought down to our knees
How can a person never slip
On what a person cannot see
Well I'm just tryin' to find my voice
'Cause it's the journey not the end
I've chased it all a little hard
But I'm on my feet again... Still
The older I get the less I seem to know
Who I even am and how everything is supposed to go
There'll be so many signs and I'll see none of 'em
Cause there are no lessons, no there are no lessons
There are no damn lessons
And this still ain't one of 'em