INTRO: C F C FI knew a guy, I thought he was my first love
But he had to decide between me and the one before
And she stacked it all up, like a house of cards
Said, if he didn’t come back, he’d find her flattened on the floor
And though I went and lived in my own Hell
Thought that I could die as well
I let him go where he thought he had to go
CHORUS:
‘Cause I never took
Heavy words for granted
And I never took
The undeserved advantage
No, I never took the easy way
So why don’t you take it a little easy on me now
Out on the road, I had so many questions
That I thought I could explode just for some attention
Like an acolyte, I saw the flames of towering tapers
Almost proselytised by those gleaming piles of papers
Yeah, I watched the power huddles
And their coats draped over puddles
And their, ?Trust me, baby, I’m the one you need.?
CHORUS:
But I never took
Heavy words for granted
And I never took
The undeserved advantage
No, I never took the easy way
So why don’t you take it a little easy on me now
BRIDGE:
We don’t want to be the ones who lie and cheat and slander
So we hold each other up to the higher standard
But I’ll tell you what, I never try to make it hard
‘Cause when you’re hard just to be hard
The only thing that’s hard is you
So here’s what I took, I kept the wine and laughter
Until every path just grew up and ever after
Through the peaks and twisty canyons, I made many great companions
Best of all, is the one who loves me like you do
CHORUS:
But I never took
Heavy words for granted
And I never took
The undeserved advantage
No, I never took the easy way
So why don’t you take it a little easy on me now
CHORUS:
‘Cause I never took
Heavy words for granted
And it’s much too late
To even want the shortcut
Yeah, I never took the easy way
So why don’t you take it a little easy on me now
Because we know that easy’s never easy anyhow
