From the recordings Heartland Stories, Love, Loss & Letting Go, and All We Had
Description: A woman’s reflection on the futility of loss. She was building a relationship and a life with meaning, but now it’s gone because of events beyond her control. So she mourns, because when trust is gone, everything is gone. It's a relationship obituary that will resonate with many. And of all the characters Steve and Jim have created, this woman is the one they respect the most.
Artist Fit: Carly Pearce, Ingrid Andress, Tenille Townes, Kelsea Ballerini, Caitlyn Smith
Sync Keywords: Bittersweet breakup, quiet goodbye, reflection, emotional closure, memory montage, relationship ending
Lyrics
Life is a tide, that ebbs and flows
But mine has never felt quite this low.
But you know me, I’m always strong,
Might not go far but I’ll go on.
What did you gain? What did it prove?
You just kept pushing. I couldn’t move.
Though you might still win out somehow,
Someone should say where we are now.
Because all we had we don’t have any more,
It all went out with you when you went out the door,
Yes I know what’s done is done,
And yet it’s just so sad.
We paid an awful cost,
When we lost all we had.
I always thought that both of us cared.
Even the hard times were something we shared.
You trusted me. I trusted you.
Maybe I’m simple, for me it was true.
What did you think you would achieve,
Now that you’ve shown you’re willing to leave?
I could give up. You could give in.
It won’t matter now. Nobody wins.
Because all we had we don’t have any more,
It’s never gonna be the way it was before,
Cause the trust we had is gone,
And that’s what hurts so bad,
We paid an awful cost
When we lost all we had.
We paid an awful cost
When we lost all we had.