Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins And I don't wanna cause you pain This ain't the way that I thought we would live When I start to feel I'm in trouble again I just keep it as friends, cause I know how it ends When I feel like I'll be the devil again I'll sit back and pretend, like we both never meant I found courage at sixteen, but lost it at twenty-three I'm not okay, I'm not okay And I lost my self-esteem, believing in a dream I lost my faith, I lost my faith Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins And I don't wanna cause you pain This ain't the way that I thought we would live You might think that I'm crazy You might think you can save me I wish it was that easy Hurt people, hurt people's how it ends And I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain When the cracks appear and we fall in between Oh, you'll suddenly see, this is far from your dreams When the chaos comes, it'll sweep us away I'm a slave to my ways, you deserve better days You found courage at sixteen, and lost it when you met me That's not okay, it's not okay So don't lose your self-esteem, believing in a dream And lose your way, don't lose your faith Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins And I don't wanna cause you pain This ain't the way that I thought we would live You might think that I'm crazy You might think you can save me I wish it was that easy Hurt people, hurt people's how it ends And I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain Why won't you hear me when I say You're way too good for me anyway Why won't you hear me when I say You're way too good for me anyway Hurt people, hurt people's how it begins And I don't wanna cause you pain This ain't the way that I thought we would live You might think that I'm crazy You might think you can save me I wish it was that easy Hurt people, hurt people's how it ends And I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain No, I don't wanna cause you pain Cause you pain I don't wanna cause you pain
