In the dark

“She Found Me in the Dark” (Verse 1) I grew up in a rundown trailer by the railroad line Mama cried most every night, daddy drank his mind I learned young how to hide bruises and broken dreams Felt like this old world forgot what a child needs I was twelve when I quit believin’ in prayers Just a lost boy carryin’ pain nobody cared Cold nights, empty plates, thunder in my chest Every road I walked somehow led me to a mess (Chorus) Then she found me in the dark Like a match out in the rain Put her hand around my scars And somehow eased the pain When I was drownin’ in whiskey Tryin’ to outrun who I’d been She loved the broken pieces Nobody else could mend Yeah, that girl saved my soul When destruction closed me in She didn’t just fall for me She taught my heart to live again (Verse 2) I was workin’ at a roadside bar in Tennessee Tryin’ hard to hide the storm inside of me She walked in wearin’ blue jeans and a small-town smile Sat beside my silence and stayed there awhile I told her, “Girl, you don’t want this kind of man” Too much hurt and too much blood on these hands But she looked at me like I was worth savin’ still And for the first time ever… I wanted to heal (Chorus) Yeah, she found me in the dark Like a light through broken glass Held me close through every scar Wouldn’t let my demons last When I was lost in bottles And memories I couldn’t face She kissed away the shadows That time could not erase Yeah, that girl saved my soul With every tear and every kiss And somewhere in her arms I found the life I almost missed (Bridge) Now there’s a little white house and her name on the door And laughter in the hallways I never heard before Sometimes I still wake up fightin’ ghosts at night But she pulls me close and whispers, “Baby, it’s alright” (Final Chorus) She found me in the dark When I was too far gone Turned my wreckage into hope Gave this broken man a home Now every sunset reminds me How close I came to the end Till an angel in blue jeans Loved a lost boy back again Yeah, she didn’t just love me She saved me from the wind And every beat inside my chest Belongs to her till the end.