Sticks & Stones

They say, “Sticks & Stones” will break my bones but names will never hurt
All the stones thrown, the rocks, the pebbles in a row, all those seem to be so fleeting

Chorus
 
The words you say
They don’t go away           
They break my heart
The words you say
They don’t fall away
They tear me apart

A riff starts deep underneath, where it always hurts the most
Something I can touch, a bruise I can heal, but I can shake this blessed feeling

Bridge
But I’m only you
And I’m only the truth
And I’m only one of the whole
That is you. . .

Heal

I was walking I was talking I was singing the blues And I was lying, I was crying over you 

I was breaking I was faking I was so confused And I was trying to get over you

Chorus

Heal this hole inside I gotta feel whole

Heal this hole inside I gotta feel whole again

Heal this hole inside I gotta feel whole again

I was falling I was crawling in my mind back to you

And I was trying to make our dreams come true

Bridge
I was praying, I was failing, I was taking in the news

Copyright .  Diane Altomare