Matches Lyrics - Singles - Sammy Kershaw

We met at The Broken Spoke Restaurant and Lounge 

I lit your cigarette, then you wrote your number down 

On the inside of a matchbook that was layin' on the bar 

And a fire started burning somewhere in my heart 

I didn't see it comin', guess, I didn't read the signs 

I just never thought you'd leave me after all this time 

But today when I came home, my key was hollow in the door 

And there was nothin' but a worn out book of matches on the floor 

You took the bed 

You took the dishes and the car 

And you broke my trust 

And you took advantage of my heart and you left me there 

With empty rooms and walls with holes, scars and scratches 

If I find the strength to burn your memory down 

At least you left the matches 

The color's old and faded, the cover's worn and stained 

But I can still make out the numbers and the heart beside your name 

Until tonight they'd only lit a single cigarette 

Now one by one I'm striking them to help me to forget 

And everybody at The Broken Spoke 

Well, they all thought my crazy story was a joke 

Now they're all out in the parking lot 

Staring at the smoke 

You took the bed 

You took the dishes and the car 

And you broke my trust 

You took advantage of my heart and you left me here 

With empty rooms and walls with holes and scars and scratches 

Now I found the strength to burn your memory down 

Oh, at least you left the matches 

Baby, all that's left of our love now is ashes 

Thank God, you left the matches