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Verse              I just can’t leave it alone

                        I’m picking it to the bone

                        I act as if the scab’s the thing

                        When the wound below is festering

Chorus           I can’t leave it alone

                        The scab that has grown

                        I’ll need a backbone

                        To let it all go

Verse              I work you over in my mind

                        But you’re just one in a line

                        It’s feeding my OCD

                        To think you’re something that I need

Chorus           I can’t leave it alone

                        The scab that has grown

                        I’ll need a backbone

                        To let it all go

Bridge            Can’t rush, won’t heal, don’t care how it feels

                        Time has its pace, I can only wait

                        Patience, God’s time, Your will not mine

                        I will obey, it’s just so hard to take

Verse              I don’t get what I deserve

                        I don’t think I’d have the nerve

                        I’m addicted to something I think

                        It’s really no different than drink

Chorus           I can’t leave it alone

                        The scab that has grown

                        I’ll need a backbone

                        To let it all go

Words & Music © 2013 Martha Groves Perry