Another Piece of Myself (Away)

She comes to me again
With tears swimming in her eyes
She tells me she’s fine
But I know how to read right through her lies
Right now I’ll give you some distance
Because you want to handle this on your own
I watch you struggle in silence
But I’ll never leave you alone

So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away

You tell me you don’t want to talk about it
I say I’ve heard that before
And I wait until your heart
Just can’t take it anymore
You pour out your story
With tears streaming down your face
And when you finally fall asleep
I know I’m in the right place

So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away

Oh, but every time I put you together
I watch myself fall apart a little more
And when it gets to be more than I can handle
When the waves are risin' over my head
I fall down on my knees
And I beg You God, oh please
I know you wouldn’t give me more than I can take
But God I was wondering if you could make
My load, a little easier, to bear…
And He said, child

I’ll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you alright
Cause you know you can come cryin' to me
I’ll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away

MLJ - 2011