Her Tears Are Not Clean

[Verse 1]
I just wanna know how he got there lying on the kitchen floor
A kamikaze outburst of emotions synchronize
I remember how he cried
Punch a couple holes in the dry wall
Exchanging heat for nothing
It's all for nothing
Walking towards the door where are you going?
When will I see you again?
What just happened?

[Pre-Chorus]
As he's driving far away
Her crying couldn't make him stay

[Chorus]
'Cause her tears are not clean
And she knows this is something we shouldn't have seen
And she promised she'd find a better man
And she didn't expect us to understand
Why her tears are not clean, anymore

[Verse 2]
Picking up the pieces in his single bedroom apartment
Cooking up some scrambled eggs in the kitchen
Forgetting her last goodbye
There is a compromise
In a situation where all the holes in the frame have been patched up to cover the sounds of a father
Trying to stay close for us but he's becoming a stranger
Forever a stranger

[Pre-Chorus]
As he's driving far away
Her crying couldn't make him stay

[Chorus]
'Cause her tears are not clean
And she knows this is something we shouldn't have seen
And I know he wasn't a perfect man
And she didn't expect us to understand
Why her tears are not clean, anymore

[Bridge]
Their wounds have healed and time has passed
The years have shown that love never lasts
'Cause her bond had died with her fidelity
I learned that neither is the enemy

[Chorus]
'Cause her tears are not clean
And she knows this is something we shouldn't have seen
And she promised she'd find a better man
And she didn't expect us to understand
Why her tears are not clean, anymore