The Ache

作曲：Brandon Heath,Lee Thomas Miller,Sajan Nauriyal

Of all the things I remember

Of growing up on the west side

Always got the best sunsets

Grilling out on the back porch

Amber kids in the parking lot

Sister riding on the handlebars

I spent most of the eighties

Driving my mama crazy

Still don't know how she made it through

After my dad left I was seeing like every other weekend

Guess he was just human too

But right now I'm feeling the ache

I didn't build this house

But I carried the weight

Between the memories and the mistakes

I can't tell if it's hurt or healing

But I'm feeling the ache

Sat outside in that chevy windows

Down he lit a cigarette

I said dad I gotta talk to you

He sat there and just listen

I said things he didn't know

I knew then he cried when I forgave him

That's the business of forgiveness

You can say god is my witness

But your heart doesn't forget

Least it hasn't happened yet

Cause right now I'm feeling the air

I didn't build this house

But I carried the weight

Between the memories and the mistakes

I can't tell if it's hurt or healing

But I'm feeling the ache

I'm feeling the ache

Yeah I'm feeling the ache

I still drive by those apartments

We left when you left with us

Those were the happiest days

Back then I got kids of my own

Now I know it's hard to be a man believe me

I can understand

But right now I'm feeling the ache

It's about as much as I can take

Right now I'm feeling the ache

I didn't build this house but I carried the weight

Between the memories and the mistakes

I can't tell if it's hurt or healing

But I'm feeling the ache