When It Cuts You Deep

[Instrumental]

[Verse 1]
Met you in a cheap bar
Case open by my feet
You laughed at every wrong chord
Said you liked the way I bleed
You swore you’d stay forever
Then faded like the smoke
Left coffee cups and setlists
And a heart you never wrote

[Chorus]
Every time I strum these strings
My heart begins to speak
The truth comes out in melodies
Even when it cuts me deep
You said that you loved me… so why did you leave?
I understand—everything happens for a reason
Even when it cuts you deep
You taught me what love means
And I’m glad that you did
Because now there’s a woman who really loves me
And she stands by me
Never judging me for who I am
She loves watching me when I play my guitar
I play from my soul
Bleed out every scar

[Verse 2]
Now she’s on the front row
Curled up in that old blue chair
Bare feet on my pedal case
Sunlight in her hair
She knows all my cracked notes
Kisses every doubt away
Says
“Baby
Tell your stories
I’ll be here when you play”

[Chorus]
Every time I strum these strings
My heart begins to speak
The truth comes out in melodies
Even when it cuts me deep
You said that you loved me… so why did you leave?
I understand—everything happens for a reason
Even when it cuts you deep
You taught me what love means
And I’m glad that you did
Because now there’s a woman who really loves me
And she stands by me
Never judging me for who I am
She loves watching me when I play my guitar
I play from my soul
Bleed out every scar