I Still Let You In (Alternate Version)

You showed up in boots with that whiskey mouth Had the kind of hurt that the south don't
talk about Told me lies so pretty I believed them twice
Let you climb in, baby, not into my life Ashtray full of what we couldn't fix
Red ice hid behind a blood smudge kiss You loved like a flame with a gasoline grin

And I held you close just to feel the burn again
I ain't no savior, but I damn sure tried Built a house from bones and the tears I cried
But you break what you touch, it's just what you do And I guess I'm the dumb one who still
let you through

I still let you in when the door was locked You still get a piece when the rest forgot
You still got a key to the hurt I hide Still live in the part of my chest that died
You still call me drunk like nothing went wrong I still hear your name in the saddest
Love wasn't enough, but I gave too much And you still light me up like a loaded crutch

You said forever in a voice like rain Then dip when the skies got too dry for pain
I gave you a home in the war I live But you just saw walls and a place to dip
You took my peace like a porch light flickers Now I drink in the dark with my father's liquor
Tried to rewrite you like you weren't a ghost But I still find you where the silence chokes

Every I love you had to tremble behind it Every fight ended with I'll never mind it
But I minded, yeah, I bled on that bed While you danced in the hallway inside my head
I still let you in when the door was locked You still get a piece when the rest forgot
You still got a key to the hurt I hide Still live in the part of my chest that died

You still call me drunk like nothing went wrong I still hear your name in the saddest songs
Love wasn't enough, but I gave too much And you still light me up like a loaded crutch
There's holes in the wall where your words still stick A dress in the closet, a scent that won't quit
I don't miss you, that's what I claim But I still check the porch when it starts to rain

I still let you in when the door was locked You still get a piece when the rest forgot
You still got a key to the hurt I hide Still live in the part of my chest that died
You still call me drunk like nothing went wrong I still hear your name in the saddest songs
Love wasn't enough, but I gave too much And you still light me up like a loaded crutch