Lord things have changed since we first met
We been down a long road that's filled with regret
It's hard to forget and even harder to forgive
I'm torn between love and what I need to live
Darlin', I wish I could be more than I am
Just and old cowboy and almost a broken man
But everything I love I lose

Bulls and broncs, broken bones and booze
Seemed to me the only way that I know
I've hit bottom baby girl, there's nowhere else to go
It's hard to see right when all you've done is wrong
Hard to hang on when all you got is gone

This cowboy life gave me a heart of stone
This cowboy life tore up our home
This cowboy life is all I've ever known
This cowboy life has left me all alone

(Never thought it would happen like this)
(Never thought it was you I'd miss)
(Came around and touched my soul)
(I put all my plans on hold)
(Everything is fallin' down)
(Thought you would have come around)
(Can't you see what's goin' on?)
(It's so hard to hang on)

When I start to fall asleep
I think of how it used to be
You're in my heart you're in my soul
You're everything I've ever know
I think about you all the time
Don't you know that I'd give my life
To have you standin' next to me
Right here, by my side

(Never thought it happened like this)
(Never thought it was you I'd miss)
(Came around and touched my soul)
(I put all my plans on hold)
(Everything is fallin' down)
(Thought you would have come around)
(Can't you see what's goin' on?)
(It's so hard to hang on)

Where did we go wrong?
What did we do right?
Tell me it's alright to push our pride aside
Life without you is what I thought It would be
When your lying there with him, do ya ever wish it was me?
Can you forgive me for everything I did and didn't do?
Understand this way of life is all I ever knew
I was raised to be tough, keep my feelings inside
Never to back down, all ya have is ya pride
I know what it's takes to cover the whole acre
But being a one woman man was never part of my plan
Life without love is just another sad song
Doin' all that I can but it's hard to hang on

All we have in life is love but you never even gave enough
So now I'm standing on my own
Don't really care if you ever come home

(Never thought it would happen like this)
(Never thought it was you I'd miss)
(Came around and touched my soul)
(I put all my plans on hold)
(Everything is fallin' down)
(Thought you would have come around)
(Can't you see what's goin' on?)
(It's so hard to hang on)

(You will never hang on)
(Oh-oh-ho)
(Mm-hm-mh)

Comments (5)

  • Anonymous
    This song is about me and boyfriend. We have together for 3 years and now we don't know what's wrong. I wish we could work it out
  • Anonymous
    Never thought it would be scooter that I would miss please come home to me I miss you everything is fallen down please baby I need you.......I gave u everything..,,,,,I know thing have changed and I'm sorry for what I done but don't worry he us out of my life..:)
  • Anonymous
    this song is amazing but can also be depressing if your just had a brake-up or if you were talking to someone and they kept coming back to you but didn't know what they wanted just yet. This song is dedicated to someone special to me and ive never been in love and never thought that when i moved i would fall in love. its hard to be friends with someone who you have such strong feelings for and at the end he says " you know what i wanna tell you I love you , but its just not time yet. " but i always stick to what i say and i told him no matter what happens we will be friends and i haven't spoked to him over in a week and im moving to new York from SC . If he would come to me i honestly would know what to do , he has hurt me for one year but i know deep down he still loves me and cares for me because he told me he dont wanna lose me that is the reason why he dont want to date to mess things up and than not ever talk to each other again. but i think me leaving for a lil while will give us some space and to think about what we really want , i will be back in june.
  • Anonymous
    In verse 2 he says "I know what it takes to cover the whole 8" Its referring to the rodeo term, after you ride for 8 seconds you "cover" the bull.
  • Taylor Marcum
    I love this song. <3