I can smile, and walk away And see another day I can right one more wrong But I can't write a love song I can drink until I drown Make friends with the ground I can cast that first stone But I can't write a love song I don't know if I can save The road my intentions paved But I'll wake up one day, and find it gone I can walk on my bare feet And fall down on my knees I can sell all I own But I can't write a love song I don't know if I can save The road my intentions paved But I'll wake up one day, and find it gone I can play until I lose And dance around the truth I can sing a minor tone But I can't write a love song I can kill the best of times And spend my last dime But you won't know me when I'm gone Cause I can't write a love song You won't know me when I'm gone