Letting People Down Songtext
von Lori McKenna

Staring at trophies in milk crates
On the floor of a northeastern garage
Wondering how it′s all such a blessing
And why it's all so damn hard

It′s the Massachusetts turnpike
And when I get home, I'll creep down the hall
Snow in the headlights, they call it a dream
But the world's flat, and I′m falling off

Hold your arms out, jump, hell, at least you tried
I fall short, I always fall behind

I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down, and I do it all the time


I never wanted to hurt you
But I′m elbows deep in that dirt
I still count every unplanted seed
I write down every unspoken word

Hold your arms out, God, help the justified
I fall short, I always fall behind

I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down, and I do it all the time

You get up for work every day, you drag yourself right out of bed
The arms of those angels are wrapped around the dreams you left
I look the other way, pretending not to notice
I don't know how it died, but I know where the ghost is

I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down
I hate letting people down, but I do it all the time

I′m sorry, I hate letting people down
I'm sorry, I hate letting people down
And I do it all the time