Tattooed Tears

You should know

That you don't kick if you don't have to

All's fair in love and war

I know, don't get me wrong

But if you listen to your heart

It may mislead you

Lord, I should know

I've felt lost for so long

You had me go

From what I thought was smart and careful

To seriously slipping out of control

But I have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

It's not like a movie when we kiss

There will never be no music when we kiss

And I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I hear her whisper

"All I want is to want nothing"

The room is dark

And I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm asleep

She says, "It just don't make no sense

Why can't it work out in my head?

Why I can't be happy?

There's definitely reasons I should be"

She says that I, for one

Will not be held responsible for someone else

I gotta go

I'm gonna have to learn

This love will never be convenient

And I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

Let's talk about how it felt on my shoulders

As it came pouring out my ears

Let's talk about the face of our love

And how it might look with the addition of tattooed tears

Let's talk about the torn up skin on my fingers

Right where it meets my fingernails

Let's talk about what you call smart and careful

Is seriously slipping out of control

I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

It's not like a movie when we kiss

There'll never be no music when we kiss

And I'm gonna have to learn

That this love will never be convenient

Convenient, oh, convenient