And All the People Said...

I tossed and turned so anxiously alone

My voice was tired, my hands were hurting

With fists clenched tight from ways that I've felt wronged

And in the end was it even worth it

For God's sake you're not a martyr

So be a man and stand up straight and own your sin

It seems I'll only learn the hard way

That you can't always trust the Godliest of men

I can't go home on bridges that were burned

But that seems fine 'cause I don't want to

The end will always justify the hurt

Until it won't and then we both lose

You never seemed to want to listen

Unless the only voice you heard was yours

It's such a shame to see a good thing

Let someone steer it so far off it course

Maybe next time will be different

Or maybe the problem was me

What if you're right and I'm no good but far too blind to even see

And I got too caught up in lies that being right's what mattered most

And all is worth it in the end to gain the world but lose your soul

I tried real hard to hold it in

It seemed what was right but wasn't easy

I'd never go so far to say I'm clean

But I refuse to take a beating