Over My Head

We exchanged our heart

Spent some time apart and things got loose

And the closer that we got

Was like another knot in the noose

But we apologized

Tears fell from our eyes we made it work

But after one too many drinks

Your eyes still make me think I am a jerk

And I've tried and tried and more

But it's something that you just cannot ignore

What I did or what I may have said

You say it's fine but darling instead

You hold it over my head

You hold it over my head

The wedding was so quick

It came so fast it made folks sick, oh what a fever

The courtship it was wild

Suddenly there was a child I'll never leave her

So I found some steady pay

Said all the things you say when you have a family

But soon both our fires died

It was too big to hide still you stayed with me

And we've tried and tried and more

But there are no avenues left to explore

We sit in the dark for our fire's dead

And you say it's fine but darling instead

You hold it over my head

You hold it over my head

Your tears fall down like cinder blocks

Making it so hard for you to walk

How will you ever know the sun is so warm

When all you do is sit and think about the storm

Time has aged our skin

But we're still the same within we've just gotten older

We don't get out as much

I can still feel your touch, and it's gotten colder

The kids have moved away

You still call them every day they are your scapegoat

But when you hang up on the phone

Though I am here you are alone, you are a ghost

And it's been so many years

And you're still haunted by all the same fears

So many drunken nights I have heard you say

That you would leave that you would run away

And you hold that over my head

You hold it over my head

When we're layin' in our bed

You hold it over my head