I think the last line in the chorus is, "Lost every fight I had." The previous line is, "Cry in the sand," which is where some people put their heads, figuratively speaking, when cowed by life's rough times. This also loosely goes with the contender motif of the album art. Many of the songs on the record are about being at odds with someone else in some way.
To me, this song is about believing in someone, and finding out they not only aren't what you thought, but have worked you over for their own ends; yet, you just can't shake how you feel for them. "I miss the way you lie..." Good God, that could have been me saying that to any of several exes at certain times! But, "I ain't ever going back..."
I think the last line in the chorus is, "Lost every fight I had." The previous line is, "Cry in the sand," which is where some people put their heads, figuratively speaking, when cowed by life's rough times. This also loosely goes with the contender motif of the album art. Many of the songs on the record are about being at odds with someone else in some way.
To me, this song is about believing in someone, and finding out they not only aren't what you thought, but have worked you over for their own ends; yet, you just can't shake how you feel for them. "I miss the way you lie..." Good God, that could have been me saying that to any of several exes at certain times! But, "I ain't ever going back..."