The Things That Hurt Us

I was the last one to admit when I had problems I'm still the last one to admit when I need help My friends they offer any time, I always turn them down Cause they don't know the shame that I have felt And I've been sleeping all the time but I'm still tired And I'm scared to write new songs cause they're all sad I've been drinking every night and even though it's not that much I know it's never gonna make me glad Oh, funny how we glorify the things we know will hurt us Oh, cause every time I look at what I've done, I'm so ashamed of Oh, and if I could go back, I'd take my wrongs and I would change em Oh, if I could just start over I would never dip my feet in All those things that hurt us I was only around 12 when it all started I was introduced by one of my best friends But if I knew that it would be the thorn that pierced my side I know I would have never given in And while the TV screen tells kids that it's so harmless And the men leading our country might agree Well looking back and seeing how it tainted my whole life I feel like I was blind but now I see Oh, funny how we glorify the things we know will hurt us Oh, cause every time I look at what I've done, I'm so ashamed of Oh, and if I could go back, I'd take my wrongs and I would change em Oh, if I could just start over I would never dip my feet in All those things that hurt us All those things that hurt us Funny how we glorify the things we know will hurt us Cause every time I look at what I've done, I'm so ashamed of Oh, and if I could go back, I'd take my wrongs and I would change em Oh, if I could just start over I would never dip my feet in All those things that hurt us If you're hold something in you think is heinous Know that Jesus picked the sinners not the saints Though you and I have done some things we really really hate Know you don't have to carry all that weight And to the people in my life that wanna end it Cause you don't know how to go another day I know this life is hard, and I can't understand your pain But the world's better for it if you stay