The Easy Way

I knew a guy

I thought he was my first love

But he had to decide

Between me and the one before

And she stacked it all up

Like a house of cards

Said if he didn't come back

He'd find her flattened on the floor

And though I went and lived in my own hell

Thought that I could die as well

I let him go where he thought he had to go

'Cause I never took

Heavy words for granted

And I never took

Undeserved advantage

No I never took

The easy way

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?

Out on the road

I had so many questions

I thought I would explode

Just for some attention

Like an acolyte

I saw the flames of towering tapers

Almost proselytized by those gleaming piles of paper

Yeah I watched their power huddles

And their coats draped over puddles

And their, "trust me baby, I'm the one you need"

But I never took

Heavy words for granted

And I never took

Undeserved advantage

No I never took

The easy way

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?

Cause we don't want to be the ones

Who lie, cheat, and slander

So we hold each other up to a higher standard

But I'll tell you what

I never try to make it hard

Because when your hard

Just to be hard

The only thing that's hard is you

So here's what I took

I kept the wine and laughter

Until every pack

It just grew up and ever after

Yeah, through the peaks and twisty canyons

I made many great companions

Best of all is the one who loves me like you do

But I never took

Heavy words for granted

And I never took

Undeserved advantage

No I never took

The easy way

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?

'Cause I never took

Heavy words for granted

And it's much too late

To even want the shortcut

Yeah I never took

The easy way

So you can take it a little easy on me now.

Because we know that easy is never easy anyhow.