I held onto the hurt Wrestled to the ground I fought it like heaven and hell And I lost every round There wasn't anybody I would trust 'T was so long since I'd felt love I'd forgotten what it was Baby, 'til you Got ahold of my angry heart I saw the truth When you led my way out of the dark I was draggin' around these chains Like some ghost in the hall Swearin' out the pain And empty from it all Until you got ahold of my angry heart Living in the past Locked up with my rage Well I built that prison myself And it's such a lonely cage I started believing I would never heal But your love changed my life when I thought my fate was sealed Baby, 'til you Got ahold of my angry heart I saw the truth When you led my way out of the dark I was draggin' around these chains Like some ghost in the hall Swearin' out the pain And empty from it all Until you got ahold of my angry heart I thought I would disappear without a trace Until your love washed each teardrop from my face Baby, 'til you Got ahold of my angry heart I saw the truth When you led my way out of the dark I was draggin' around these chains Like some ghost in the hall Swearin' out the pain And empty from it all Until you got ahold of my angry heart Baby, you've got ahold of my heart