Original Country Ballad

[Verse 1] I slept in the front room, she was in the back Heard a voice that wasn’t mine, it cut me like that Her laughter through the walls, soft but strange Felt my whole damn world rearrange She said it didn’t mean nothin’, just a kiss But it was more than that, and we both know this Said he didn’t feel right, not like me But she still let him in while I couldn’t breathe [Chorus] Now I’m stuck in this house that don’t feel like home Two hearts broke down, one left alone I was cold, I was cruel, I know that’s true But God it still hurts, what she chose to do And I don’t know if I should stay or go But I sure as hell know I’m low In the front room, missin' her soul Just a man with no control [Verse 2] I called her fat, I pushed her away Thought I was helpin’, just not that way I stopped holdin’ her when she needed touch I gave her silence, I gave her too much College books, workin’ late, payin’ bills Built a castle of reasons, but none of 'em heal She needed a man, I gave her a ghost And now I’m sleepin’ beside what I miss the most [Chorus] Now I’m stuck in this house that don’t feel like home Two hearts broke down, one left alone I was wrong, I was blind, I made her blue But Lord, I still ache for the girl I knew And I don’t know if she’ll forgive at all But I’m learnin’ how to crawl From the front room, ashamed and small Tryin’ not to lose it all [Bridge] She said it was my fault, that I made her cheat That love don’t grow when it don’t feel seen And maybe she’s right, maybe I fell short But I never thought she’d walk through that door [Final Chorus] Now I’m writin' this down ‘cause I ain’t got much But this old guitar and a memory's touch If she hears this song, I hope she sees I’m not the same man I used to be I still love her, yeah, that’s the truth But I’ve gotta learn to love me too From the front room, with this broken view Singin’ songs she’ll never undo