Tryna find a way to explain this Why you can't touch me tonight I can feel you're gettin' impatient But I really can't let y inside That how deep the pain is Oh, you just couldn't believe And yes, I'm good on the surface But I'm a mess, I'm a mess underneath See winter took most of my heart And spring punched right in the stomach Summer came lookin' for blood And by autumn I was left with nothin' It took a whole damn year to repair my body Took a whole damn year... It took a whole damn year to repair my body It's been about five years... Gon' take a long long year for me to trust somebody Gon' take long long year... Gon' take a long long year for me to touch somebody It's been a bad 5 years Not tryna do this on purpose Boy I really wish I could Don't act like you've neva heard this I know you haven't misunderstood But be honest, just couldn't respect it Don't tell me you was well I thought we were headin' fo' heaven But you're bout to take me back to hell! See winter took most of my heart And spring punched right in the stomach Summer came lookin' for blood And by autumn I was left with nothin' It took a whole damn year to repair my body Took a whole damn year... It took a whole damn year to repair my body It's been about five years... Gon' take a long long year for me to trust somebody Gon' take long long year... Gon' take a long long year for me to touch somebody It's been a bad 5 years It took a whole damn year to repair my body It took a whole damn year It took a whole damn year to repair my body Been a bad 5 years Gon' take a long long year for me to trust somebody Gon' take long long year Gon' take a long long year for me to touch somebody It's been a bad 5 years Bad to the liver, bad to the bone Bad to the liver, bad to the bone Bad to the liver, bad to the bone Been a bad 5 years