Cover My Eyes (feat. Haden Carpenter)

You know, people always think the most painful thing is losing the one you love in your life The truth is, the most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone And at some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart But not in your life Yeah, love at first sight wasn't what I imagined Infatuation misled to reckless passion Misguided actions from one to another Down a path of lies that I had to uncover Plans to be a mother for an unborn dream Part-time to be free, everywhere but with me So I just let it be and hope for the best Only to discover you were just like the rest You took kindness for weakness, turned it to pain For no better reason than personal gain To drive me insane and to drag me down Where I sit now, alone and without A heart that was pure and built to last Now broken and bruised from my so-called past That left me with nothing but wasted time That I should've invested into my own life I cover my eyes My eyes are covered with shades The shades that hang in my house My heart is in there, locked down babe I cover my face So nobody can see The tears that fall on my cheeks Or the holes inside of me And maybe you understand but maybe you don't Maybe I understand but maybe I won't baby I know the sun ain't going down anytime soon So I cover my eyes Yeah, I cover my eyes When I look at you I had big dreams to live and let love Hanging in the balance of push come to shove I wasn't above that standard you met I tried but never reached the status you set I let you build me up just to tear me down 'Cause I didn't have what it took to turn your frown around Like you did my heart, still I was always there That's why we fell so apart but you never did care It was a dead journey from beginning to end After what I went through we could never be friends You tore out my trust, ripped up my smile Stained my soul with your sinister style And all the while I wasn't built for you I deserved a better life with a love so true 'Cause life's too short to live with a mistake Even if it feels right the stress is bound to break A good man down to simple and true Which is what led me here, finished with you Nothing left to do but to pack our past Toss it out the door, soaking wet in the grass I cover my eyes My eyes are covered with shades The shades that hang in my house My heart is in there, locked down babe I cover my face So nobody can see The tears that fall on my cheeks Or the holes inside of me And maybe you understand but maybe you don't Maybe I understand but maybe I won't baby I know the sun ain't going down anytime soon So I cover my eyes Yeah, I cover my eyes When I look at you