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I'm out here everyday breakin' haerts along the way
I causet ears to fall and some to lose it all
This whole world would be
Better off without me
Well, I'm the saddest words you've spoken
I'm a promise broken
I'm the ballgame that you missed
I'm the calls that don't come in
I'm every poor excuse you use to cover up the truth
I tell the people that you love
That they dont matter quite enough
There's no stoppin' me once I'm in motion
I'm a promise broken
Disappointment, disillusion
Despair, confusion
I've seen it all in their eyes
Dont promise you will if you wont
Dont say you do if you dont
Its alright to say you'll try
Well, I get pushed aside when you move on with your life
But I'll stand the test of time in your heart and in your mind
You'll think about me now and then
Wonder how your life might've been
But I will leave you never knowin'
Well, I'm a promise broken
I'm a promise broken
I causet ears to fall and some to lose it all
This whole world would be
Better off without me
Well, I'm the saddest words you've spoken
I'm a promise broken
I'm the calls that don't come in
I'm every poor excuse you use to cover up the truth
I tell the people that you love
That they dont matter quite enough
There's no stoppin' me once I'm in motion
I'm a promise broken
Despair, confusion
I've seen it all in their eyes
Dont promise you will if you wont
Dont say you do if you dont
Its alright to say you'll try
But I'll stand the test of time in your heart and in your mind
You'll think about me now and then
Wonder how your life might've been
But I will leave you never knowin'
Well, I'm a promise broken
I'm a promise broken
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this song reminds me of me. a little too much honestly. i think i cry almost every time i hear it, but i love it.
took me a couple of listenings to gett all of the deep meanings this song has
This may be in the top 3 of the most simple, yet poignant Country songs ever written. Simple words, you don't need a dictionary like a Police song, or a classical piece of literature like something Iron Maiden might have written. But heavy none-the-less. A great song from a greatly underrated album.
By-the-way, the two ahead of it:
George Jones 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' and Montgomery Gentry's 'Cold One Coming On'; the latter containing the most brief, to-the-point Country lyric ever written; the "Jesus Wept" equivalent of a Country music Bible...
"Makes you want to start thinking, about drinking"; that is every Country song ever written boiled down to its core.