I tried to get inside his head
But there's too much he doesn't want me to know
I tried to reach his heart instead
But he's just not willing to let go
Comes from a long line of heartaches
I can see it all too well
Got an open invitation
I can ask but he won't tell

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He says it's a long story honey
You don't want to hear it, all the sordid details even bore me
You ain't got that kind of time and I surely don't want to waste mine
It's a long story it's a long story

So I'm left wondering why
I can only scratch the surface of his fears
That pain inside him never dies
But it's been buried somewhere deep inside for years

But he won't tell me where it hurts
Or name the demons he can't tame
I have begged and I have pleaded
But the answer's still the same

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Bridge:

Can't read his mind, I'm not a mystic
I'm no doctor, I can't fix it
It's beyond my control, I can't mend a wounded soul
Doesn't stop me from wishin'
He'd give me a chance to listen

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