The Road Left You Gone

Verse 1

The road pulled you out past the pale streetlights

Did my name cross your mind when the night went quiet

You packed up your ghosts in a canvas bag

Left me holding the hush where your voice used to sag

Pre-Chorus

And I trace the worn line where your boots used to stand

Every step you took was a stone in my hand

Chorus

Why did you go

Why did you leave me alone

Can you see it

Can you see what you left behind

Don't come back

Don't look back at the wreck I've become

I'm learning that hurting alone

Hurts less than hurting with you

Verse 2

I keep all the ache in a room with no door

Smile through the daylight and drown on the floor

Nobody notices the cracks in my grin

Nobody sees where the damage begins

Pre-Chorus

And I carry the weight like a coat made of lead

Every laugh that I fake is a stone in my head

Chorus

Why did you go

Why did you leave me alone

Can you see it

Can you see what you left behind

Don't come back

Don't look back at the wreck I've become

I'm learning that hurting alone

Hurts less than hurting with you

Bridge

(I see it now) I see it now

The trust that I gave was a candle you blew

(I feel it now) I feel it now

The lesson is sharp and the learning is true

Final Chorus

Why did you go

Why did you leave me alone

Can you see it

Can you see what you left behind

Don't come back

Don't look back at the wreck I've become

I'm learning that hurting alone

Hurts less than hurting with you

Outro

Hurts less

Hurts less with you gone

Mm

Mm-hmm