My Ears Are Open Now
You told me not to trust him
You told me that he lied
You told me he would hurt me
I didn't listen
I was blind
I wandered an unfamiliar path
To a place filled with sweets and joy
That didn't seem to last
I spent all that night crying
On your shoulder I believe
Those unforgettable three words you told to me
I guessed that they were coming
I just didn't want to hear
You put your arms around me and said
I told you so my dear
If only I had listened
I wouldn't be so hurt
You told me once
You told me twice
Well now me ears are open
Ready to heed your every word
Only now your mouth is shut
My ears are open now
My ears are open now
You told me not to trust her
You told me that she lied
You told me she would hurt me
I didn't listen
I was blind
Confused and thoughtless
I continued down the winding path
This time though the sweets were sour
and the joy had lost its laugh
I had to watch her cry with tears in my own eyes
Those unforgettable three words you told to me
This time I knew they were coming
Still I didn't want to hear
You held me tight in your arms and said
I told you so my dear
If only I had listened
I wouldn't be so hurt
You told me once
You told me twice
Well now me ears are open
Ready to heed your every word
Only now your mouth is shut
My ears are open now
My ears are open now
You told me not to trust them
You told me that they lied
You told me they would hurt me
I didn't listen
I was blind
Lost and scared I think
Stuck on this path I feel real regret
Even as I taste my sweetest joy
and reach out for a laugh
It seems too right
It must be wrong
And you don't even know him
I wait for those three unforgettable words
but now nothing comes for me
Instead he says something in my ear
He put his arms around me and said
I love you my dear
Oh my ears are open now
My ears are open now
But you are silenced and your mouth is all sewn up
Oh my ears are open now
My ears are open now (x2)
Copyright © Keturah Thorpe | Year Posted 2008
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