From the recording A Strange Town
Lyrics
LONG AGO, THERE WAS A DAY WHEN YOU LOST YOUR WAY
YOU WANDERED DAZED AND AIMLESSLY THROUGH EMPTY STREETS OFPAIN
AND WHEN I CAME TO RESCUE YOU, IMAGINE MY SURPRISE
AT THE SUFFERING YOU'D BEEN THROUGH, THE ANGER IN YOUR EYES
AND I BEGAN TO WONDER WHETHER YOU WERE WORTH PUTTING BACK TOGETHER
I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A GIVER, BUT MY LIFE IS YOURS
I SAW YOU DOWN ON JUNIPER, I KNEW YOU WERE IN PAIN
BUT I WAS NAÏVE IN MY BELIEF I COULD MAKE YOU WHOLE AGAIN
I WATCHED YOU STRUGGLE FOR THE SHORE FROM YOUR LIFE'S BURNING WRECK
TIME AFTER TIME, I THREW LIFELINES, BUT THEY NEVER COULD CONNECT
TO BRING YOU BACK TOOK ALL I COULD DO
BUT IT WAS WORTH WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH
NOW I FINALLY REALIZE ALL THAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
MY HURT IS GREAT, BUT I DON'T HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU
I'LL HOLD YOU CLOSE AND TRY MY BEST TO EASE YOUR CHRONIC PAIN
AND IF WE TRY, WE MIGHT GET BY AND LEARN TO LOVE AGAIN
I NO LONGER QUESTION WHETHER WE'RE WORTH PUTTING BACK TOGETHER
I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A GIVER, BUT MY LIFE IS YOURS