Misery (feat. Nikki Reed)

I've been down and out of luck most of my days

Spent all my innocence wrestling with the devil in my way

My own prison, behind bars

I learned a thing or two about breaking hearts

And listening to the silence through all the rage

I've been a stranger to you at best

And I don't blame you for just giving up

Walking out, and telling me I'll never change

'Cause love is easier said than done

I pray to God that I am the only one

That's felt so lonely and so ashamed

So Jesus, don't take this emptiness away

'Cause it's the only thing that's left of me that's real

Thank God for the misery and the five long years that weathered me

It took the feeling of losing everything to finally save me

So thank God for the misery

So thank God for the misery

She said her life's been like a John Prine song

And it's so cliché to say that I loved you more back in those days

I'd give it all away to take it all back

I'd finally give you that rose pink Cadillac

And all of my heart would beat for you

You know it still does

So Jesus, don't take this emptiness away

'Cause it's the only thing that's left of me that's real

Thank God for the misery and the five long years that weathered me

It took the feeling of losing everything to finally save me

So thank God for the misery

'Cause I need you now more than ever before, love

All my lifelines have long run out

And I'll make you proud this time around

I've finally figured you out

It's been a long road coming home

But it's over now

So Jesus, don't take this emptiness away

'Cause it's the only thing that's left of me that's real

Thank God for the misery and the five long years that weathered me

It took the feeling of losing everything to finally save me

So thank God for the misery

Thank God for the misery

Thank God