Rodney Crowell - Past Like A Mask Lyrics
I was told to be a man was build defences strongKeep your woman in her place and she'll keep hangin' onNow I've grown to realise my life's been filled with liesA tread I've been hangin' on has broken in her eyesIf I could let my heart be known in spite walls so highI might taste those bitter tears that I've never learned to cry[Chorus 1:]But I've got a paast like a maskAnd I can see it in her face, the many years I can't eraseA broken heart I can't replace in spite of what I tryBut I've got a pa-ast like a maskAnd I sure took my time to understandWhen I was young, not long ago, I hid my feelings wellSometimes I let my heartaches show but I could never tellAnd now I find I've been blind, insensitive and vainCause someone told me long ago "ignore a woman's pain"If I could change the fool I've been, I know just what'd doI'd give her everything I can and make all her dreams come true[Chorus 2:]But I've got a past like a maskAnd I can see it in her eyes, the lonely nights, the endless liesThe countless time I made her cry when she was by my sideAnd I've got a past like a maskAnd I sure took my time to understand[Chorus 1]
