Jake

You carry the weight of the world with a smile

You put everyone else first in line for a while

You love your kids with all that you have

An affectionate friend and a hell of a dad

I know how you hide it when things aren't okay

You act like it's fine and you push it away

You give all you are, you are steady and true

And that's why it's so hard to say this to you

I swore I'd never open my heart up again

But Jake, you broke down the walls I was in

I fell for you hard, and I fell for you fast

But some kinds of beauty just aren't meant to last

I hate how it is between you and me now

We know it won't work, though we tried to somehow

It hurts me much more than you'll ever know

To love you this deeply, and have to let go

I keep looking back at those long summer nights

Just riding around in the dashboard lights

Sitting together out by the lake

Watching the water, our hearts wide awake

Up on King's Mountain, the world felt so small

Just you and me, and the thrill of the fall

You held me so close, you were gentle and kind

Now those are the memories I'm leaving behind

I swore I'd never open my heart up again

But Jake, you broke down the walls I was in

I fell for you hard, and I fell for you fast

But some kinds of beauty just aren't meant to last

I hate how it is between you and me now

We know it won't work, though we tried to somehow

It hurts me much more than you'll ever know

To love you this deeply, and have to let go

I opened right up and I gave you my all

I didn't expect such a beautiful fall

But love isn't always enough in the end

I'm losing my love, and I'm losing my friend

I swore I'd never open my heart up again

But Jake, you broke down the walls I was in

I fell for you hard, and I fell for you fast

But some kinds of beauty just aren't meant to last

I hate how it is between you and me now

We know it won't work, though we tried to somehow

It hurts me much more than you'll ever know

To love you this deeply, and have to let go