The Easy Way

I let him go where he thought he had to go
And I never took undeserved advantage
And their trust me, baby, I'm the one you need

And though I went and lived in my own hell
So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?

So here's what I took, I kept the wine and laughter
No, I never took the easy way
But I never took heavy words for granted
And I never took undeserved advantage
Yeah, I watched the power huddles

And I never took undeserved advantage

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?

Through the peaks and twisty canyons
I thought I would explode just for some attention
‘Cause I never took heavy words for granted
And she stacked it all up, like a house of cards
Said if he didn't come back, he'd find her flattened on the floor
‘Cause I never took heavy words for granted
To lie and cheat and slander
The only thing that's hard is you
‘Cause I never took heavy words for granted

Almost proselytized by those gleaming piles of paper
No, I never took the easy way
‘Cause when you're hard just to be hard
So you can take it a little easy on me now

Until every path just grew up and ever after
Thought that I could die as well
Out on the road, I had so many questions
No, I never took the easy way
And their coats draped over puddles
Yeah, I never took the easy way
But I'll tell you what, I'll never try to make it hard
Best of all is the one who loves me like you do

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now?
I made many great companions
And it's much too late to even want the shortcut
So we hold each other up to the higher standard
‘Cause we don't want to be the ones
Like an acolyte, I saw the flames of towering tapers