There's No Easy Way

Well, I held her close to me
But I know she breaks so easily, but then I told her
Though I knew no matter how I tried to console her
She would do the best she could
There are times the best is no damn good

And no matter how I try to be kind
Well, there's always still a part of you, you leave behind
And then it falls apart
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

I lied and told her she'd be fine
Though we both knew that it was just a line
I had to do it, I'd said anything to help me get through it
Then she reached out for my hand
And a simple touch was more than I could stand

And I had to turn away, 'cause I knew all the hurt
That she was feeling I was feeling too
And then it falls apart
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart

I wanted her to hurt me and make me feel like a guilty child
Well, I realized that it never was her style
I wanted her to hurt me and not treat me like a friend
Well, I wanted her to say that there'll be someday
I'd be crawling on my knees and ask her back again

But she acted like a lady, 'til the end
Oh, what a lady
Well, I thought that she'd break down
And she smiled at me and never made a sound
But I guess she understood on her way

'Cause her silence told me everything she could not say
And then it falls apart
There's no easy way, and there is just no easy way
There's no easy way to break somebody's heart