Tell your mama I love her   And tell your daddy I, I tried   And tell them I wish that I could explain   The way that I'm feeling      See the sun comes up on the pavement   The pavement it starts to sweat   The steam rises up from the water   And the hotter it is you know the harder it gets      And it ought to be easier   When you turn your lights down low   And it ought to be easier   To leave when you know that you have to go      I know you don't believe me   And I know you don't understand   But honey, the way that you treat me   I can't even tell who I am      And you tell me I'm the one, you're not to blame   And you tell me I make you feel the same way   And we talk in circles but we never say   It's just out of weakness that both of us stay      And it ought to be easier   When you turn your lights down low   And it ought to be easier   To leave when you know that you have to go      I look at you when you're sleeping   And I think about how it could be   And if you would wake up and open your arms   And hold me      But you look at me when you wake up   With eyes that are angry and mean   And I turn away and walk into the kitchen   And I pray for the strength to leave      Because it ought to be easier   When you turn your lights down low   And it ought to be easier   To leave when you know that you have to go   To leave when you know that you have to go      So tell your mama I love her   I hope she knows that I tried   And tell her I wish that I could explain   The way that I'm feeling      See the sun comes up on the pavement   The pavement, it starts to sweat   The steam rises up from the water   And the hotter it is, you know the harder it gets      The hotter it is, you know the harder it gets   The hotter it is, you know the harder it gets