She was crying out my name
Standing in the driveway
Little bare feet wearing her cotton dress and I

I still see the rain chasing tears down her face

It was back in October when I said it's over and hid

Behind the door
Behind the shame of my conviction
Bedside myself

Beside some empty pill prescription

Can hear her screamig' no

No baby don't, you making my heart hurt
Don't say those words
Take it back

You know you don't mean that
You swore when I wore your ring
It meant forever

I've got it on baby
How can you say I lost it
Oh, you promised


Started crying while I was sleeping
Waking up and reaching out

To a bed as empty as the heart inside my chest
So I gathered up some pictures
Said I had somethin to give her

I let her read a letter
I had written her to give her on the day we tied the knot
I saw the tears

I saw them fall as she read the part of my growing old
I heard her words
I heard her say it'll never work


And hit my knees and cried
No baby don't you're making my heart hurt

Don't say those words
Take it back
You know you don't mean it

You swore when you wore my ring
It meant forever
You've got it on baby

How can you say you lost it
Yeah and you promised


We were different people then
Look at all the hateful things we've said
And I'm just as guilty

But girl that's no way to be
Take it easy baby I'm still broken
Memories enough to tear me wide open

When you see me girl you curse my name
Makes me wanna say


No, no baby don't
You're making my heart hurt
Don't say those words

Take it back
You know you don't mean it
You know when you wore my ring

We said forever
But you took it off baby
Safe to say we're through

No matter what you do you know I'll always love
Well I have to
'Cause I promised