[Verse 1]
There's been a scar on my hand about as long as I've known you
From being myself the day after we met
If I whittle away the more I learn about you
It's no less than a bargain for each piece I shed

[Verse 2]
I don't remember when my heart was broken
I'm sure that it happened a few times before
I've forgotten the ache but I'm glad to have known them
Like I forgot the bandage I wore to your porch

[Refrain]
I wish I knew what you wanted to say
Lady, what lives in your throat?
I wish I knew what you do when I'm on my way
What do you do when I go?

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
A few hours from home by the signs that I'm reading
I'm careful but hungry like a fox in the snow
If you give me a word then I'll keep on believing
That there's room in a heart when it's already full
[Refrain]
I wish I knew what you wanted to say
Lady, what lives in your throat?
I wish I knew what you do when you're on your way
What am I gonna do when you go?