"Better Left Unsaid" lyrics

When Gina painted sunsets
Her old man cursed the dark
From a box of untold secrets
On a corner near the park
Starin' out her window
Listenin' at her door
And prayin' Jesus won't you
Send down a little more

Love's a word far better left unsaid
An understanding heart
Won't warm a soul so long misled
Many a lie's been laid to rest on an unmade feathered bed
Seems like love's a word far better unsaid

That old Monty rode for the money
'Til a simple twist of fate
Hung him up just a little too long
Right between the bull and the gate
Now the boys all send him 'round for beer
The girls just walk on by
Ain't it hard to give a broken man a try

Love's a word far better left unsaid
An understanding heart
Won't warm a soul so long misled
Many a lie's been laid to rest on an unmade feathered bed
Seems like love's a word far better unsaid

Me, I've seen the slow time past
The watchman in the night
Too restless to lay down and cry
Too tired to stand and fight
So I hold on to this darkness
But it's a prize that can't be won
I see it fade on with the rising of the sun

Love's a word far better left unsaid
An understanding heart
Won't warm a soul so long misled
Many a lie's been laid to rest on an unmade feathered bed
Seems like love's a word far better unsaid