Taking out the Garbage and Trash

Prelude

In everybody's life

There is garbage and trash

You just need to know what the difference is

And how to deal with it

Verse 1

I hauled the cans out to the curb before the morning light,

Just another weekly chore that always turns out right,

But some things stink a whole lot more than yesterday's debris,

Like the person who filled my world with lies

Pre-Chorus

One belongs inside a bin, one never should have stayed,

Some messes are hard to sweep away

Chorus

Taking out the garbage is easy every week,

Getting rid of life's trash takes courage when you're weak,

A rotten heart can poison every dream you ever knew,

Trash wear a smile while hiding all that's true,

Today I cleanse my soul

Post-Chorus

The cans will all come back empty

The trash has walked out the door

And my life will start fresh again

Verse 2

The garbage truck rolled down the road and carried waste away,

I wished it had a place for every cruel word said

Broken promises shattered my heart

I finally locked the past outside and closed that battered door.

Pre-Chorus

One belongs inside a bin, one never should have stayed,

Some messes are hard to sweep away

Chorus

Taking out the garbage is easy every week,

Getting rid of life's trash takes courage when you're weak,

A rotten heart can poison every dream you ever knew,

Trash wear a smile while hiding all that's true,

Today I cleanse my soul

Post-Chorus

The cans will all come back empty

The trash has walked out the door

And my life will start fresh again

Bridge

The smell of yesterday will disappear with rain,

But living with deception only multiplies the pain,

A faithful heart deserves much better than a lie,

So I threw away the one who never even tried.

Verse 3

The porch is clean, the driveway shines, the morning feels brand new,

No more dragging deadweight just to make it through,

The garbage day is once a week, that's simply how it goes,

Getting rid of the trash in life is how a strong heart grows.