The verses are examples of the wisdom in the chorus (which he wrote first). In the 1st verse, he states his heart is in the icebox--cold, angry--whether he's up or down, just like it was on that long-ago Sunday. The 2nd verse suggests the risk we take when we surrender our hearts and reminds us that it's not a long drop from the hills to the valleys, and that we carry the wounds of the bad experiences as reminders.
The verses are examples of the wisdom in the chorus (which he wrote first). In the 1st verse, he states his heart is in the icebox--cold, angry--whether he's up or down, just like it was on that long-ago Sunday. The 2nd verse suggests the risk we take when we surrender our hearts and reminds us that it's not a long drop from the hills to the valleys, and that we carry the wounds of the bad experiences as reminders.