I held her close to me
�Cause I knew she�d break so easily
And then I told her
But I knew no matter how I tried to console her

She�d just do the best she could
But there are times the best is no damn good
And no matter how you try to be kind
There�s always still a part of you you leave behind

When it falls apart
There�s no easy way to break somebody�s heart

I lied and told her she�d be fine
Though we both knew that it was just a line
I had to do it
�Cause I�d have said anything to help me get through it

Then she reached out for my hand
And her simple touch was more than I could stand
And I had to turn away �cause I knew
All the hurt that she was feeling I was feeling too

�Cause when it falls apart
There�s no easy way to break somebody�s heart

She could�ve gotten angry and made me feel like a guilty child
But I realized that never was her style
I wanted her to hurt me and not treat me like a friend
I wanted her to say there�d be some day
I�d come crawling on my knees to ask her back again
But she acted like a lady till the end
Oh, what a lady

I thought that she�d break down
But she smiled at me and never made a sound
And I guess understood in her way
�Cause her silence told me everything she could not say

When it falls apart
Well, there�s just no easy way There�s just no easy way
There�s no easy way to break somebody�s heart