Lyrics
You said I never listened
Maybe that much is true
I heard every word you gave me
Just not the way you wanted me to
I kept one hand on the wheel
One eye on the door
Always acting like a man
Who needed nothing more
Now your side of the bed is cold
And the house knows what I did
Guilty
Yeah, I guess I am
Guilty
Of being half a man
Guilty
Of letting pride speak first
Of waiting till the good was gone
Before I knew what it was worth
You can call me anything
You already know the truth
Guilty
Of losing you
I wore silence like a jacket
Pulled it tight against the rain
Thought if I never showed the hurt
I could never feel the pain
You asked me for an answer
I gave you one more night
By morning there was nothing left
But your taillights
Now every room repeats your name
Like a witness on the stand
Guilty
Yeah, I guess I am
Guilty
Of being half a man
Guilty
Of letting pride speak first
Of waiting till the good was gone
Before I knew what it was worth
You can call me anything
You already know the truth
Guilty
Of losing you
I could blame the years
I could blame my old man
I could blame every hard road
That taught me how to stand
But standing is not loving
And silence is not strong
Sometimes the man who holds his ground
Is the man who gets it wrong
I saw your brother yesterday
Outside the hardware store
He said you found a place out west
And you don’t ask anymore
I nodded like it didn’t hurt
Then watched him drive away
Some sentences keep ringing
Long after people stop speaking
Guilty
Yeah, I guess I am
Guilty
Of being half a man
Guilty
Of letting pride speak first
Of waiting till the good was gone
Before I knew what it was worth
No judge, no jury
Could tell me more than you
Guilty
Of losing you
Guilty
Of every door I closed
Every word I never said
Every feeling I never showed
You can call me anything
I already know the truth
Guilty
Of losing you
I heard every word you gave me
Just not soon enough.