I SHOOK HIS HAND

Intro I found him. Wasn’t hard. Funny thing is… He was looking for me too.

Verse 1 He sat alone beneath the neon Two fingers wrapped around a glass I knew his face before he turned I’d seen enough to know him fast I took the empty chair beside him He looked me over, boots to eyes I said her name He set his whiskey down And neither one of us looked surprised

Pre-Chorus He said, “You’re him.” I said, “That’s right.” Then he said something That changed the night

Chorus I shook his hand Instead of breaking his jaw Turns out he’d been believing The same damn woman I was She told him she was leaving She told me there was no other man Two fools walked into that bar And I shook his hand

Verse 2 He showed me seven months of messages I showed him twelve years and a ring She told him I was history She told me he didn’t mean a thing We sat there trading contradictions Till neither one could keep them straight Then ordered one more round together And drank to our mutual mistake

Chorus I shook his hand Instead of breaking his jaw Couldn’t hate a man for buying The same beautiful lie I bought She made us both the villain Till the truth finally took a stand I came there looking for an enemy And I shook his hand

Bridge He asked, “What are you gonna tell her?” I said, “Nothing.” He smiled. “Yeah. Me neither.” Some doors deserve no slamming Some goodbyes don’t need a sound Sometimes the coldest thing you can do Is simply not come around I shook his hand Then we both walked away Two men she thought would kill each other Had nothing left to say She lost a husband and a lover With one truth neither could withstand I never threw a single punch I just shook his hand

Outro Hell… He wasn’t such a bad man.

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