G                           Em
I've been stuck here in the middle
       G                   Em
Of the truth and feelin' alright
     G                                   Em
An abusive man can't catch him with his hands
G
He has a force of an eager mind
       D
So you lie for your baby
       G
Cuz he got so many secrets to hide
        D
But you can't do it for yourself now
      Em                    C
Ain't that what bruises the pride


[Chorus]
      D
I was living

Preserving your name
        Em
All the time
                C
Leaving mine in shame
             G          D      G
And what you did will always remain

[Instrumental]
G   Em x2

[Verse 2]
G                              Em
I'm still stuck in here in the middle
       G                 Em
Of the truth and an easy time
G                                Em
Lord as it is it was too hard to hear
        G
But I'm just trying to live my life
               D
When you can't hide it anymore
        G
Just to keep them all feeling good
             D
The truth is so unpopular
       Em                 C
Almost worth enduring the hurt


[Chorus]
      D
I was living

Preserving your name
        Em
All the time
                C
Leaving mine in shame
             G          D      G
And what you did will always remain

[Instrumental]
G   Em G   D

[Verse 3]
D
He'll say "if you love me then you'll do it"
D
And he'll find ya if you got those daddy issues
D
And if you kick my ass no one will ever have a clue
             C   G
Just look at yoooou
            C      A
You look so strong baby
                            C
Hey and you'll always carry on
                       A7
Cause the show must go on
                    A        C
No one will know ya done her wrong
             A7
Cause he got ya
      A          C
Ain't that truly alone
             G
The long hoo-ome
N.C.
Yeah

[Outro]
G   Em x3
G