" The Guilt "

" The Guilt "
( Lyrics By Gerald Logan )

( Verse 1 )
I should’ve held you longer that night,
But pride got louder than doing what’s right.
Now I’m left staring at an empty bed,
Wishing I could take back the words I said.
Every sunrise feels like punishment,
For the moments I let slip, the love I never spent.

( Chorus )
Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,
Crushing me down when I’m all alone.
It whispers your name in the dead of night,
Shows me the places I failed to fight.
I see your face in the dreams I’ve killed,
I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Verse 2 )
There’s a cross by the road where the wildflowers grow,
I drive past it slow, but I can’t let go.
That night I said “later,” you said “goodbye,”
But later never came, and I still don’t know why.
Now the silence screams louder than words,
And I’d give my life just to be heard.

( Chorus )
Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,
Crushing me down when I’m all alone.
It whispers your name in the dead of night,
Shows me the places I failed to fight.
I see your face in the dreams I’ve killed,
I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Bridge )
I carry the echoes of doors I slammed,
The touch I denied when I pulled back my hand.
God knows I prayed, but prayers can’t mend,
The chapters I tore out, the story’s end.

( Chorus )
Oh, the guilt it’s a heavy stone,
Crushing me down when I’m all alone.
It burns through my soul, like fire unspilled,
I’ll never escape the weight of the guilt.

( Outro )
If Heaven’s mercy is real and true,
I pray it finds me and leads me to you.
But if grace can’t cover the blood I spilt…
I’ll go to my grave with the weight of the guilt.

Country Ballad, Male