Never Really Know

Miss Carol was a homeroom teacher

Stare at John and Becky making out in the bleachers

And say, "Oh, to be young again, sixteen in love again"

She goes home and drowns herself in whiskey

Stares into the mirror asking, "Where did my pretty go?

Seems like it was yesterday, didn't have a wrinkle on my face"

Fake a smile, and they tell you lies

Hide all the pain coming from those eyes

You never really know what's going on inside, no

The sky is sunny, but their world is blue

Until you walk a mile in their shoes

You never really know what someone's going through

You never really know what someone's going through

And Tommy takes too many pills out the bottle

Sometimes he prays he won't wake up tomorrow

And says, "Oh, eviction notice on the door"

Wondering what he's even living for

Shows up early to his momma's for dinner

All she can say is, "Son, you're looking thinner"

He says, "Oh, I'm working out again"

Even though he knows he's crumbling

Fake a smile, and they tell you lies

Hide all the pain coming from those eyes

You never really know what's going on inside, no

The sky is sunny, but their world is blue

Until you walk a mile in their shoes

You never really know what someone's going through

You never really know what someone's going through, oh

Oh, no

Miss Carol met her match with the bottle

Tough way to go for a small town model

They say, "Oh, we thought she was doing fine"

When they haven't spoke a word since '99

Tommy wound up one headstone over

Families gather 'round, heavy weight on their shoulder

And say, "Oh, we could've done more for them"

Now all the guilt starts creeping in

Fake a smile, and they tell you lies

Hide all the pain coming from those eyes

You never really know what's going on inside, no

The sky is sunny, but their world is blue

Until you walk a mile in their shoes

You never really know what someone's going through

You never really know what someone's going through

Oh-oh