Steve Earle — This Is How It Ends

[Verse 1] Turn around and look at how far we've come From two hearts beating like a single drum Said you'd never lie, I promised that I'd never run Forever wasn't just another word back then We swore we'd stay together ever after, thick and thin Now this is how it ends [Verse 2] Guess I should've seen it coming from the start Comes to love, the falling is the easy part Everybody told me you were only gonna break my heart Been around this lonely world and back again From the time I found myself a lover and a friend Now this is how it ends [Bridge 1] This is how it ends If you'd only took me back then You wouldn't find me in the shape I'm in Just another fool to trust you again [Verse 3] A fairy tale they tell about a love so strong Flowing like a river rolling on and on Come around the bend and I looked around, but you were gone Never saw it coming, but you can't pretend The line between a secret and a lie ain't razor thin And this is where it ends [Bridge 2] This is how it ends Hand-me-down dress on a wasted day Ring in the pocket of a vest of gray That's the way a cheating song begins This is how it ends