The Easy Way Lyrics - Promised Land - Dar Williams

I knew a guy, I thought he was my first love 

But he had to decide between me and the one before 

And she stacked it all up, like a house of cards 

Said if he didn't come back, he'd find her flattened on the floor 

And though I went and lived in my own hell 

Thought that I could die as well 

I let him go where he thought he had to go 

Cause I never took heavy words for granted 

And I never took undeserved advantage 

No, I never took the easy way 

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now? 

Out on the road, I had so many questions 

I thought I would explode just for some attention 

Like an acolyte, I saw the flames of towering tapers 

Almost proselytized by those gleaming piles of paper 

Yeah, I watched the power huddles 

And their coats draped over puddles 

And their trust me, baby, I'm the one you need 

But I never took heavy words for granted 

And I never took undeserved advantage 

No, I never took the easy way 

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now? 

Cause we don't want to be the ones 

To lie and cheat and slander 

So we hold each other up to the higher standard 

But I'll tell you what, I'll never try to make it hard 

Cause when you're hard just to be hard 

The only thing that's hard is you 

So here's what I took, I kept the wine and laughter 

Until every path just grew up and ever after 

Through the peaks and twisty canyons 

I made many great companions 

Best of all is the one who loves me like you do 

Cause I never took heavy words for granted 

And I never took undeserved advantage 

No, I never took the easy way 

So why don't you take it a little easy on me now? 

Cause I never took heavy words for granted 

And it's much too late to even want the shortcut 

Yeah, I never took the easy way 

So you can take it a little easy on me now 

Cause we know that easy's never easy anyhow