Keep You

Album: Love On The Inside (2008)
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  • We said goodbye. Tried her hand at magic.
    But we couldn't make us disappear.
    Not a day goes by I don't wish I had you.
    So in a way, I'm glad you're still here.
    It's a bitter sweet victory.
    Lovin' the ghost in front of me.

    [Chorus]
    Now I can't laugh, can't cry.
    And I can't run, can't hide.

    What do I gotta do?
    What do I gotta do to keep you?
    What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me?

    I wrote a couple of notes.
    One in love, one in anger.
    They're lying there dying in the dresser drawer.
    Lived louder than my voice. Struggled through a stranger.
    He loved me until I loved you even more.
    It's a bitter sweet victory.
    Knowing someone else wanted me.

    [Chorus]

    You get used to the pain, and numb to the sting
    Till you can't feel anything.

    You tried to explain, but I couldn't hear it.
    As if your words were my tears.
    Flowing freely, warm and quiet.
    From the edges of my eyes and my ears.
    Then all that disappears.

    [Chorus: x2]

    What do I gotta do?
    What do I gotta do to keep you?
    What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me? Writer/s: BOBBY PINSON, JENNIFER NETTLES, KRISTIAN BUSH
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Sarah from Killeen, TxThe CD that this song is from, Love on the Inside, was released a few mos after the divorce of a very short-lived & tumultuous 1st marriage, that left me very emotionally wounded, & spiritually drained. The 1st time I heard this song, it chilled me to my core, & it immediately hit home w/me & I really identified w/the feelings & emotions expressed in the song...phenominal truth of heart & realism comprise this song...Beautiful & riveting!
    ~SLP~
    Killeen,TX
  • Tom from Clyde, TxAwesome song!!! Quite possibly the best vocals I've ever heard. Jennifer Nettles has a beautiful voice. Love the accent!! Doesn't hurt that I find her drop dead gorgeous too! Watch the video you can see she is really feeling this song.
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