Take me back

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I know I’ve said some things I can’t take back

Raised my voice when I shoulda held your hand

I let the bottle talk, and that ain’t love

Called you names that hurt way more than they should’ve

Now I’m sittin’ in this room talkin’ to a shrink

Learnin’ how to breathe instead of breakin’ things

Even got a class teachin’ me what a man should be

And babe, all I want… is you next to me

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Kathleen, I’m beggin’, can you see?

I’m not the same man that I used to be

I’d give anything just to hold you close

Be the man you deserved the most

I’m gettin’ help, I’m takin’ steps

Hypnotizin’ demons outta my chest

If you came back, I’d never look back

I’d be the happiest man on the map

With a big ol’ smile and your hand in mine

Please take me back, Kathleen — this time I’ll get it right

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I miss your laugh, your Sunday hair

That way you’d hum when you didn’t care

And I hate myself for the pain I caused

But I swear I’m learnin’, I ain’t lost

No more fists in walls, no more drunken nights

I’m fighting for us with everything in sight

Counselin’, prayer, and a little blind faith

I’ll do what it takes to earn my place

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Kathleen, I’m beggin’, can you see?

I’m not the same man that I used to be

I’d give anything just to hold you close

Be the man you deserved the most

I’m gettin’ help, I’m takin’ steps

Hypnotizin’ demons outta my chest

If you came back, I’d never look back

I’d be the happiest man on the map

With a big ol’ smile and your hand in mine

Please take me back, Kathleen — this time I’ll get it right

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I ain’t perfect, but I’m damn sure tryin’

Tired of the hurtin’, tired of the lyin’

I love you more than my pride, that’s true

This song is all I’ve left to prove

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Kathleen, I’m beggin’, can you see?

You’re the only forever left in me

I’d give anything just to hold you close

Build a life from all these broken oaths

I’m gettin’ help, I’m takin’ steps

Hypnotizin’ demons outta my chest

If you came back, I’d never look back

I’d be the happiest man on the map

With a big ol’ smile and your hand in mine

Please take me back, Kathleen — this time I’ll get it right

Yeah please take me back, Kathleen — this time I’ll get it right