Nothin cuts deeper

Lyrics

I was a tough scrappy kid with knuckles always bruised, Fights behind the schoolhouse, another kid who needed some abuse They'd stitch me up and send me home, Mama'd shake her head and sigh, But the hurt never phased me, I'd just wipe it from my eye. Cut my arm wide open on a barb-wire fence one spring, Didn't even flinch much, just watched the red run like a stream. Pain was just a visitor, I'd just walk it off in spite Till the day the reaper came and took that woman who gave me life (Chorus) I stood there at her grave, fourteen years old It was ten below , and couldn't feel the cold Zipped my jacket halfway down, let that winter wind cut deep please let me feel something, maybe it's just a bad dream Cause any kind of hurtin' beats the emptiness inside, I knew that I was different , so I put the differences aside, that cold wind will always be there, no matter what I do, so I better find a way to tuffin up and stay true. Yeah, I chased the cold to feel somethin', anything at all, But the deepest cut ain't the weather—it's the family that lets you fall. (Verse 2) Joined the Navy young, shipped out where the gray waves never sleep, Stood on the deck at midnight, unzipped and faced the deep. Arctic wind like razors, salt spray freezin' on my skin, I'd close my eyes and breathe it in, just to prove I was like them Thought I'd armored up my heart with every storm I rode bareback But nothin' preps a man for when your own blood stabs you in the back (Chorus) I stood there at her graveside, fourteen years old ten below zero, I couldn't feel the cold Zipped my jacket halfway down, let that winter wind cut deep please let me feel something, maybe it's just a bad dream Now I go through life , carry scars you cannot see, From knuckles, from the cold wind, from my service on the sea. One thing I thought us siblings had, after goin through that shit, was watching out for each other, no matter what it is. It's like goin to war knowin your buddy's got your back, but instead he shoots you with no time to react. It's the holy grail of betrayal, the opposite of trust. A brother's word, a sister's lie, the way love turns to dust. You can brace against the blizzard, let the frostbite claim your face, But betrayal by your kinfolk leaves a wound that time can't erase. (Bridge) They say time heals everything, but some cuts are just to deep. Never assume someone feels the same, or promises that they'll keep. when you'd give your life for someone and they don't feel the same, I guess I never got the memo that it's all just a game. Like a brand burned in your soul beneath the ribs and past the heart, they planned it all along And you never saw em start. It's tough lesson to learn it's a pill hard to take, most people are out for themselves, no matter what they say. , they lie cheat and steal, even if it's a brother in need, it makes no difference, it's all about the greed. (Final Chorus) I stood there at her graveside, fourteen years old ten below zero, I couldn't feel the cold Zipped my jacket halfway down, let that winter wind cut deep please let me feel something, maybe it's just a bad dteam So I'll keep zippin' down my jacket when the north wind starts to blow Face whatever storm is comin', I'll fight it, friend or foe. There's no family left I need to protect, no family members in need, no family to take my place to sign the new deed. The day my family died I didn't even cry, because betrayal makes it easy to say goodbye.