grew up without your father when your birthday came around he wouldn't even bother to give you a call or stop by for awhile just a mention of attention would've gave you a smile and all the while you just crawled through the days livin’ life kinda like trying to get through a maze filled with trap doors weak floors alleyways and sneakaways with the new whores cause it's life or death and you've got nothing left you've got a job but it don't pay rent break your back just to share the same room in a dirty house with others just as fucked as you and you knew it didn't feel quite right didn't deserve this kind of life take another hit and maybe you'll be free from the pain and the misery and the things we don't see but me? i saw you for who you really are i told you that you're strong that and that you're gonna go far but you'd rather sit down and cry you just give in to the loneliness that eats you inside and i... i know what you're going through (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl tryin' to hide a bruise (i’ll save you if it kills me) you fear there's nothing that you can do (i’ll save you if it kills me) you pray to god it's over soon (i’ll save you if it kills me) one night you got tired of the fight decided it was time to start livin’ your life say goodbye to the stupid wannabe pushing you around, hurting you physically and emotionally that's when you bumped into me pulled me up in your tangled web of fantasies you seemed like such a mystery like a shiny diamond sparkling and glistening but i should have been listening to my conscience and internal reasoning instead of getting ahead of myself thinking only about my feelings and nobody else well i was just making things complicated this apology inside of me's a little belated by now, i hope your hate has faded if not, i understand i guess that's what fate is / what faith is i'm a little faithless i'm old for my age and feeling a little jaded well that's the way it is well that's the way it is i know what you're going through (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl tryin' to hide a bruise (i’ll save you if it kills me) you fear there's nothing that you can do (i’ll save you if it kills me) you pray to God it's over soon (i’ll save you if it kills me) it’s hard to walk around in your shoes (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl's gonna sing the blues (i’ll save you if it kills me) i’ll do my best to be there for you (i’ll save you if it kills me) you and me, we're gonna make it through (i’ll save you if it kills me) i see your face everywhere i go in every place i just try to forget try to leave you behind try to not think about you running around in my mind but every time i close my eyes i see you, no surprise i try to let you go, can’t deny that i still feel the way i feel inside but oh my god i can’t i can’t forget you and i i wish i can but i just you’re always there under my skin, under my skin under my skin, under my skin you’re there under my skin, under my skin i just can’t get you out can’t shake you loose you’ve got a sweet face and a sweet tooth but i’ll never let you go i’ll never let you go never let you go never let you

grew up without your father when your birthday came around he wouldn't even bother to give you a call or stop by for awhile just a mention of attention would've gave you a smile and all the while you just crawled through the days livin’ life kinda like trying to get through a maze filled with trap doors weak floors alleyways and sneakaways with the new whores cause it's life or death and you've got nothing left you've got a job but it don't pay rent break your back just to share the same room in a dirty house with others just as fucked as you and you knew it didn't feel quite right didn't deserve this kind of life take another hit and maybe you'll be free from the pain and the misery and the things we don't see but me? i saw you for who you really are i told you that you're strong that and that you're gonna go far but you'd rather sit down and cry you just give in to the loneliness that eats you inside and i... i know what you're going through (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl tryin' to hide a bruise (i’ll save you if it kills me) you fear there's nothing that you can do (i’ll save you if it kills me) you pray to god it's over soon (i’ll save you if it kills me) one night you got tired of the fight decided it was time to start livin’ your life say goodbye to the stupid wannabe pushing you around, hurting you physically and emotionally that's when you bumped into me pulled me up in your tangled web of fantasies you seemed like such a mystery like a shiny diamond sparkling and glistening but i should have been listening to my conscience and internal reasoning instead of getting ahead of myself thinking only about my feelings and nobody else well i was just making things complicated this apology inside of me's a little belated by now, i hope your hate has faded if not, i understand i guess that's what fate is / what faith is i'm a little faithless i'm old for my age and feeling a little jaded well that's the way it is well that's the way it is i know what you're going through (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl tryin' to hide a bruise (i’ll save you if it kills me) you fear there's nothing that you can do (i’ll save you if it kills me) you pray to God it's over soon (i’ll save you if it kills me) it’s hard to walk around in your shoes (i’ll save you if it kills me) little girl's gonna sing the blues (i’ll save you if it kills me) i’ll do my best to be there for you (i’ll save you if it kills me) you and me, we're gonna make it through (i’ll save you if it kills me)