I Won't Give up the Things I Love - Ron Pope

I put the cart before the horse

Counted diamonds in the dark

Serenaded painted ladies

Silver bullets in my gun

Drank the wine swore I’d resist

Sweat through dreams of scarlet lips

Survived extraordinary circumstances

The Devil cracked a grin

Why can’t we live for one another?

Why don’t we hold each other up?

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

When this world grows dark and cold

And I ain’t got nowhere to go

I won’t give up the things I love

Learned defeat without regrets

Saw people bleed and not get wet

Caught a reflection of my former self

Beneath this mask I wear

Tried forgiveness and I failed

Raised up my voice and screamed out loud

Confronted all the truth I ever knew then tried to run like hell

Why can’t we live for one another?

Why don’t we hold each other up?

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

When this world grows dark and cold

And I ain’t got nowhere to go

I won’t give up the things I love

Hold me up, I think I’m falling

I’m afraid to see the morning

Oh the light, oh the light is awful bright

Hold me up, I think I’m falling

I’m afraid to see the morning

Oh the light, oh the light is awful bright

Oh the light, oh the light is awful bright

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

When this world grows dark and cold

And I ain’t got nowhere to go

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love

No, I won’t give up the things I love

Yeah, I won’t give up the things I love

I won’t give up the things I love