You pulled the spirits from the throats of the bodies
Billowed out like engine smoke
I asked you questions and you stepped away from answers
I understand each word you spoke so carefully
For the secrets that you keep for fear of hurting me
You were sleeping with the girl with the black eyes
She held you down in the motel
Swore to God that I would try to keep you good
I swear to you that I will
Now I'm staring as we tear along the highway
Keep your gaze upon the road
Wanna understand the ways you've changed
It's harder and it's cold so I scan your face so carefully
For the secrets that you keep for fear of hurting me
You were sleeping with the girl with the black eyes
And she taught you how to k**
Swore to God that I would try to keep you good
I swear to you that I will
I got the hand that has been branded on my shoulder
You feel the guilt of mismatched palms
'Cause you weren't the one who gripped me tight
But you're my only home
So I search your body carefully
For the secrets that you keep for fear of hurting me
You were sleeping with the girl with the black eyes
I only wanted you to tell
Because I swore to God that I would try to keep you good
I swear to you that I will
Because I swore to God that I would keep you good
I swear to you that I will