Lost Something True

It took two
To make a place like this

I take the pictures off the hallway
You hold the nails inside your hand
The couch won't make it round the corner
We almost laugh at that again
I used to stay at work till seven
Then say I did it all for us
But half the nights I kept you waiting
I just didn't want to talk

It took two to build this home
And more than one mistake to let it go
I'll own the hurt I put you through
We both lost something true; it took two

I said, "I'm fine," until it sharpened
Then made you guess what I could say
I told my sister all the small things
And let the bigger things decay
But there were good years in these rooms
Your dancing while the dinner burned
I won't call every kiss a lie
Because of how the ending turned

It took two to build this home
And more than one mistake to let it go
I'll own the hurt I put you through
We both lost something true; it took two

Some of what went wrong was mine

Some of what I said stays mine

We don't have to split it down the middle
To leave without a lie

It took two to build this home
The love was real, although we're letting go
I'll keep the good; I'll own my part too
We were more than how it ended; it took two

You take the pictures
I'll turn out the light