Doesn't Have to Be This Way

Sometimes I wonder where you're comin' from

When you roll in like thunder just to turn around and run

It's a good thing I don't need you to stay.

You smell like moonlight and early morning rain

Pray tell the fool that surrenders to your pain

Or find a cure for your decay.



You're at your best with an ache in your chest

And that worn out old song that you play

Only Jesus and you long to teach us

Should no one be left to betray.



I don't know the answer but I know who to blame

You can choose the dancer

Or you can choose the flame

I think you'll find they're one and the same.



It doesn't have to be this way.



You're at your best with an ache in your chest

And that worn out old song that you play

Only Jesus and you long to teach us

Should no one be left to betray.



I don't know the answer but I know who to blame

Pray tell the fool who surrenders to your pain

It's a good thing I don't need you to stay.

Sometimes I wonder where you're comin' from

When you roll in like thunder just to turn around and run

It's a good thing I don't need you to stay.



It doesn't have to be this way...