Try to understand before you judge
Now I'm the kind of man, looks before he touch
But I ain't never touched nothin'
That didn't hit me back, oh no

And the way we live is the way we die
How bad do you want it? How hard do you try?
You don't ask no questions, you don't find out why
As you watch your life pass you by

You've got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside

Now I do believe a wound heals if you let it
I can learn to forgive but I will never forget
You call my name
And like a fool I'm back again

And I'm watching you die girl a little at a time
While I stay hard pretending that I don't mind
I turn my head babe but I can't deny
The hurt that I try to hide

You got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside

It's your life, girl I can't take you there
I try to help but you're still nowhere
I tell myself, girl that I don't care
I still can't let it ride

You got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside

Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
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