Doesn't Have To Be This Way
by Alison Krauss and Union Station
From the album: Lonely Runs Both Ways
Track 12 of 15 on Lonely Runs Both Ways (2004).
Duration: 3:33
Lyrics for Doesn't Have To Be This Way
Sometimes I wonder where you're coming from When you roll in like thunder just to turn around and run... It's a good thing I don't need you to stay You smell like moonlight and early morning rain Pray til a fool but surrender to your pain Or find a cure for your decay You're at your best with an ache in your chest And that worn out old song that you play Only Jesus and you who long to teach us Should know and be left to betray. I don't know the answer but I know who to blame You can choose the dancer if you could choose the flame I think you'll find they're one in the same It doesn't have to be this way You're at your best with an ache in your chest And that worn out old song that you play Only Jesus and you who long to teach us Should know and be left to betray. I don't know the answer but I know who to blame Pray til a fool but surrender to your pain It's a good thing I don't need you to stay Sometimes I wonder where you're coming from When you roll in like thunder just to turn around and run It's a good thing I don't need you to stay It doesn't have to be this way.