Harder Still

Harder Still You came in wet with city light Mascara shadow, bitten mouth Said, “Don’t look at me that way tonight” I let the whole thing wear off slow I knelt and slipped your heels away One hand was steady at your knee You always got the gentlest part Of everything you took from me I took your worst like it was love Held it close and held it still Every lie came soft as smoke And I loved you harder still Now I hear it in your voice Before the words come down I kept the dark side of your heart You gave the bright side to the town I drove you home from every fire Waited out below your street You’d cry against my shoulder hard Then leave me half the truth to keep I learned the names you never said By the perfume and the hour I took the wreckage in my arms You gave the pretty parts to town I took your worst like it was love Held it close and held it still Every lie came soft as smoke And I loved you harder still Now I hear it in your voice Before the words come down I kept the dark side of your heart You gave the bright side to the town I took your worst like it was love Held it close and held it still Every lie came soft as smoke And I loved you harder still Now I hear it in your voice Before the words come down I kept the dark side of your heart You gave the bright side to the town You gave the bright side to the town To the town To the town