Take It Inside

[Verse 1]
Try to understand before you judge
Now I'm the kind of man that looks before he touch
But I ain't never touched nothin'
That didn't hit me back, oh no

[Pre-Chorus]
And the way we live, girl, is the way we die
How bad do you want it, how hard do you try?
You don't ask no questions, you don't find out why
As you watch your life pass you by

[Chorus]
You've got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside

[Verse 2]
Now I do believe a wound heals if you let it
I can learn to forgive, but I will never forget it
You call my name
And like a fool I'm back again

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm watching you die, girl, a little at a time
While I stay hard, pretending that I don't mind
I turn my head, but I can't deny
The hurt that I try to hide

[Chorus]
I've got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside

[Pre-Chorus]
It's your life, girl, I can't take you there
I tried to help, but you're still nowhere
I tell myself, girl, that I don't care
I still can't let it ride

[Chorus]
I've got to take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside
Take it inside