"If I Ain't Hurt" by David Guilbault

SONG: "Crushes my heart, an anvil on my chest. If I ain’t hurt, why am I losing my breath?"

("If I Ain't Hurt" © 2015 David Guilbault. Singer-songwriter David Guilbault performs his song, "If I Ain't Hurt," accompanied by Paul Beaudry on mandolin at the Seattle Acoustic Festival on August 26, 2017. The duo is performing as The Well Said. Video by KBAVproductions.com.)

"IF I AIN'T HURT" by David Guilbault
"If I Ain't Hurt" © 2015 David Guilbault

Days fall short,
Nights all hold me down.
If I ain’t hurt,
Then why’s no one around?

The life I earned
Is bleeding on the mount.
If I ain’t hurt
Why’s there blood on the ground?
If I ain’t hurt
Why’s there blood on the ground?

Blows from behind,
Knocks out all my breath.
Knows she can lie
Steal all that is left.

Crushes my heart,
An anvil on my chest.
If I ain’t hurt
Why am I losing my breath?
If I ain’t hurt
Why am I losing my breath?

Whoa, oh, yeah it hurts.
Whoa, oh, I mean it hurts.
Whoa, oh, yeah it hurts.
Whoa, oh, it really hurts.

I hold back the tears,
I hold back the fears of hate.
I know it ain’t right,
Still I take the bait.

I wish I could stop,
Pull back from the cliff.
If I ain’t hurt
Then why’s this pain like this?
If I ain’t hurt
Why’s this pain like this?

Whoa, oh, yeah it hurts.
Whoa, oh, I mean it hurts.
Whoa, oh, yeah it hurts.
Whoa, oh, it really hurts.

Days fall short,
Nights all hold me down.