Try to understand Before you judge Now I'm the kind of man That looks before he touch But I ain't never touched nothin' That didn't hit me back, oh no And the way we live is the way we die How bad do you want it? How hard do you try? You don't ask no questions You don't find out why As you watch your life pa** you by You've got to take it inside Take it inside Take it inside Take it inside Now I do believe A wound heals if you let it I can learn to forgive But I will never forget it You call my name And like a fool I'm back again And I'm watching you die girl A little at a time While I stay hard pretending That I don't mind I turn my head But I can't deny The hurt that I try to hide You got to take it inside Take it inside Take it inside Take it inside It's your life, girl I can't take you there I try to help But you're still nowhere I tell myself, girl That I don't care I still can't let it ride