Harley Eblen - By the Wayside Lyrics

The thing I fear is losing you the way I lost the others
I was in my own head running from the darkness
Fleeing shadows flickering drained of all their colors
They said goodbye I felt life's shimmer tarnish

Because I'm broken, battered, bruised I fear that I am not much use
To you the one built of something much stronger
Than plaster body, paper mind, torn and cracked from hurt and time
I fear that I won't have you here much longer

I just hope that you see all the ways my mind betrays me
And I know that we'll try, but you'll leave me by the wayside
I'm afraid, it's too late for me

The first time I was just too numb, the second I was on the run
From the demons in my heart that stopped its beating
But this time, no, I swear will be just a bed with you and me
My love will not be fickle, frail, or fleeting

You've seen me at my weakest, love, I hope it doesn't scare you much
It's easier to show my scars in silhouette
Like dandelions in the field, bitter taste in leaves concealed
By pretty flowers that float away at sunset

I just hope that you see all the ways my mind betrays me
And I know that we'll try, but you'll leave me by the wayside
I'm afraid, it's too late for me

I just hope that you see all the ways my mind betrays me
And I know that we'll try, but you'll leave me by the wayside
I'm afraid, it's too late for me