Cutter

James McMurtry

[Verse 1]
I don't know what to say to you
I shouldn't judge, but I often do
When you gonna come back home?
Why'd you leave me all alone?

[Verse 2]
I cut myself sharp and deep
It's the only thing that lets me sleep
Takes the pain from off my face
And puts it in one tiny space

[Chorus]
Where I can keep it down out of sight
Way off to the side
It won't come at me on a cold dark night
The red ridges I can't hide
They're on the outside

[Verse 3]
I don't know what to say to you
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want me to
Despite conviction, I still lack proof
As the rain beats down on the motel roof

[Verse 4]
And I miss those long hot summer days
When I can keep that beast at bay
Long shadows bring it back to life
'Til it sees its reflection in a short sharp knife

[Chorus]
Then I can keep it down out of sight
Way off to the side
It won't come at me on a cold dark night
The red ridges I can't hide
They're on the outside

[Verse 5]
I remember all my gifts
In the early hours when the panic lifts
Thoughts go racin' 'round and around
And only daylight slows 'em down

[Verse 6]
I miss my dog from long ago
Where he went, I still don't know
Whiskey and coffee while I burn my toast
And build a cage for all my ghosts

[Chorus]
So I can keep 'em down out of sight
Way off to the side
They won't come at me on a cold dark night
The red ridges I can't hide
They're on the outside

[Outro]
I don't know what to say to you
I shouldn't judge but I often do

Trivia about the song Cutter by James McMurtry

When was the song “Cutter” released by James McMurtry?
The song Cutter was released in 2015, on the album “Complicated Game”.

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